Irish Argentines

Irish Argentines
Gael-Airgintínigh (Irish)
Hiberno-argentinos (Spanish)
Irish Argentines during the Day of the immigrants in Buenos Aires.
Total population
500,000 – 1,000,000
1-2% of population
Regions with significant populations
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe
Languages
Predominantly Spanish
Minority speak Irish and English
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Irish, English Argentine, Scottish Argentine, Welsh Argentine, Spanish Argentine, Irish Brazilian, Irish Uruguayan, Irish Chilean, Irish Mexican

Irish Argentines are Argentine citizens who are fully or partially of Irish descent. Irish emigrants to Argentina predominantly came from the Midlands and South-East (particularly Wexford) regions of Ireland, arriving largely between 1830 and 1930, with the greatest wave taking place in 1850–1870. The modern Irish-Argentine community is composed of some of their descendants, and the total number is estimated at between 500,000 and 1,000,000.

Argentina is the home of the fifth largest Irish community in the world, the largest in a non-English speaking nation and the greatest in Latin America.

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