[Theodore R.]

I thought I read, PJ, that there were more of Italian ethncity than Irish, but that couldn't be right. It must be German, Irish, Italian, in that order, right?

[PJ-Comix]

I thought I read, PJ, that there were more of Italian ethncity than Irish, but that couldn't be right. It must be German, Irish, Italian, in that order, right?

True. Italian-Americans number about 15 million and Irish-Americans are at least twice that number. One reason is that the Irish have been immigrating in large numbers since about 1848 whereas the bulk of Italian immigration didn't begin until the 1890s. BTW, a lot of these statistics are meaningless now since most folks have varied ethnic backgrounds in America. Many people now of both Irish and Italian extraction especially in places such as Boston and New York. Sean Hannity is an example.