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Today, thanks to the mass migration of the 19th century, over 40 million US citizens claim Irish roots, of whom 25 per cent are of pure Irish blood. The main destinations for immigration were California, New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, with the cities of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and New York having substantial Irish populations – the latter, indeed, a third Irish by 1861 was nicknamed ‘the most Irish city in the world’. The Irish rapidly dominated many police and fire departments, and were a major element in the army, railroad building and politics.