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# From the Famine to the Future
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/from-that-small-island-the-story-of-the-irish/episode/from-the-famine-to-the-future-civjps/
- Published: 2026-01-21T15:01:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-10T07:31:30.000Z
- Description: From JFK to global peacekeepers, the Irish story spans continents and culture.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish, Season 1, Episode 104, #ZZZ_Episode_780cc77f-9e0e-48a8-903f-9cd3f5199e72, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_86bc8880-e1f5-42bb-b929-1dfe4fbca1eb, #v1.16

Two million Irish people emigrated in the immediate aftermath of the Famine. Of these 64% went to the US and by as early as 1850 the Irish were easily the biggest single ethnicity in the USA. We look at the huge contribution of the Irish, alongside other ethnic groups, in the building of the US and we examine the role of the Irish in the world.