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Originally Posted by Docere
The most Irish places outside of Ireland, using Murphy, the most common Irish surname, as a proxy (1:61 based on percentage of the number of people with that surname in Ireland).
Newfoundland
Murphy surname 3,170 (#7)
Projected Irish origin (Murphy x 61) = 193,370 (38.4%)
Catholic: 31.8%
Merseyside (Liverpool)
Murphy surname 6,495 (#10)
Projected Irish origin 396,195 (27.8%)
Catholic (Liverpool Diocese): 27.4%
Massachusetts
Murphy surname 20,129 (#4)
Projected Irish origin 1,227,869 (17.8%)
Irish ancestry: 19.7%
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which brings to mind, whatever became of murphys stout?
i always liked it better than guinness.
you don’t see it around anymore.
