Mar 17, 2025 - News
Irish ancestry courses through Austin, Texas and U.S.
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Ireland's prime minister, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, visited Austin last week to pitch his country as a filmmaking haven.
What they're saying: "We love telling stories and we love trying to out-shock each other in the telling of those stories," Martin said at Ireland House on Sixth Street.
Driving the news: Monday is St. Patrick's Day.
Zoom in: 8.2% of Travis County residents count themselves as having Irish ancestry, per census data.
- 8.6% of Williamson County residents and 8.7% of Hays County residents say they have Irish lineage.