Irish Texans
By Akhil D. 5th period
Irish Trivia
1. At what battle was Irish Woman Peggy McCormick's land used?
2. Which famous Texans are of Irish origin?
A) Sam Houston
B) Jim Bowie
C) Mirabeau Lamar
D) Edwin Moore
E) Stephen F. Austin
3) What basketball team represents the Irish?
Significant Individuals
Hugh O'Connor (Hugo O'conor)
Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and Chief Bowles include a few famous Texans of Scottish-Irish descent
Philip Nolan
Another famous individual is Philip Nolan. Nolan was of Irish descent, and he was the first Anglo American to map Texas.
Empresarios
James Hewetson, James Power, John McMullen, and James McGloin were the first Irish Texans to get an Empresario Contract.
Peggy McCormick
Peggy McCormick owned land in San Jacinto named the McCormick league. This in fact, was the land where the battle of San Jacinto occurred. Mrs. McCormick, an Irish-Woman, was not at her home during the battle. Once she returned to her land, she saw tons of bodies, and realized, that there had been a battle, Peggy found Sam Houston, and angrily ordered him to bury the bodies. Houston coolly refused, and Mrs. McCormick was forced to bury them.
Push Factors
Pull Factors
Culture Highlight
Analysis Part 1
Analysis Part 2
Bibiliography
http://www.dallashistory.org/history/texas/immigration.htm http://www.texasalmanac.com/topics/culture/scotscotch-irish/scotscotch-irish http://www.utexas.edu/gtc/assets/pdfs/GTC_irishtexans.pdf http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/pii01 http://digital.utsa.edu/utils/getfile/collection/p16018coll6/id/315/filename/316.pdf http://digital.utsa.edu/utils/getfile/collection/p16018coll6/id/326/filename/327.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland#Holidays_and_festivals