Re: Irish in Mexico

["aajay1073" <aajay1073@...>]

I am in no way an expert...but just a little bit of history:

In the mid 1800's there was a large migration of Irish to the U.S.  
Since these Irishman were the new arrivals they were on the 'outs' 
and treated poorly.  They were harrased for being poor, uneducated, 
and Catholic.  As people were imigrating West to the new 
territories/states entering the Union, some of the Irish went South-
West into Mexico since they identified with the Catholic people in 
Mexico.

There is a movie I saw recently called "One Man's Hero" starring Tom 
Berenger.  This is taken from the Internet Movie Database: 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120775/

One Man's Hero (1999)
"One Man's Hero" tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's 
Brigade" or "San Patricios," a group of Irish immigrants who deserted 
to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the 
U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around 
the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a seargent 
in the American Army who leads the brigade, as he leads his men in 
battle and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border.

I did a quick google on "San Patricios" and got these website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Patricios
http://www.vivasancarlos.com/patrick.html
http://www.connemara.net/history/sanpatricios1.php

Everytime I see a red-haired mexican, I think s/he must descend from 
the "San Patricios"  :-)

Good Luck on your search,
Angie Godina


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Chris Pineda <pineda37@y...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been struggling for months to decipher a word on
> the attached 1880 Census Form.  Specifically, I cannot
> tell what the country of origin is for the mother of
> Thomas (Tomas) Hale, my GGG Grandfather.
> 
> According to family history, he was born in Monterrey,
> Nuevo Leon to Irish-born parents.  I don't know why or
> how they ended up in Mexico, or even his parents names
> or where in Ireland they were from. 
> 
> I realize this is specific to Nuevo Leon, not a state
> relevant to this listserve, but I still hope someone
> with a sharper eye than my own can tell me what the
> word is.
> 
> On the form, I can make out that his father was born
> in Ireland but I have no idea what the word is for his
> mother's country of origin. This part is not aligned
> with his name, but it most certainly applies to him
> (see the attached form to see what I mean) 
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
> 
> Chris Pineda
> 
> 
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