Irish-American Heritage Month

Irish-American Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Irish-Americans to American history. Much of that history is rooted in Massachusetts, and Middlesex County has the fourth-largest population of Irish-Americans in the nation according to the 2019 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. Congress established March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1991, choosing March to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day. The President of the United States has issued a proclamation on Irish-American Heritage Month every year since 1991.