Ryan Hackney

“You can’t swing a cat in Ireland without hitting a saint.”

— Ryan Hackney

“Ireland was a different place after the famine. The population was drastically reduced—an island of 8.2 million people in 1841 was reduced…

— Ryan Hackney

“Interestingly, some of the worst anti-Irish discrimination came from the Scotch-Irish, who wanted to make clear that they were a different group…

— Ryan Hackney

“Irish demographics reveal two startling facts: There are around 70 million people worldwide who claim Irish descent, and Ireland today has barely…

— Ryan Hackney

“Most of the first voluntary Irish immigrants came from Ulster in the north of Ireland. These immigrants were generally, although not exclusively,…

— Ryan Hackney