Seeds of a Nation: Irish Contributions to Colonial America

They were sold on the docks, worked in the fields, and hunted as runaways. Yet, they helped build the world we live in today.

The history of the Irish in America didn’t begin with a choice; for many, it began with a contract. Long before the 19th-century wave of immigration, thousands of Irish men, women, and children were already here, though their stories are often left in the shadows of the colonial narrative. These individuals were the "Seeds of a Nation"—not just because they arrived, but because they survived. Virtual tickets avalible.

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