Museum of Newport Irish History

6 Wedgewood Drive
Middletown, RI, 02842
401-847-2890

overview : The Irish came to Newport in the 1820s, drawn here by the work available to them at Fort Adams. Despite laws from 1719 that discriminated against Catholics by denying them the right to become 'freemen' - Many of the Irish families who made Newport home during the early 19th century still live and prosper in Newport, maintaining close links with the land of their ancestors.

topics : ethnic, rhode, island