Welcome to the Lancaster Irish American Cultural Society

Our purpose is to:

1. To promote and foster the Irish culture in Lancaster County and elsewhere
2. To perpetuate the history of Ireland and its people
3. To encourage friendship, loyalty and kinship among those people of Lancaster County interested in Irish culture, traditions and history
4. To promote civic participation within the Lancaster County community through works of charity
   
   
   

Duffy's Cut Update

BackGround:
In June, 1832, a group of 57 Irish immigrants from Donegal, Tyrone, and Derry arrived in Philadelphia. They were brought to Chester County by a fellow Irishman named Philip Duffy as laborers for the construction of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, Pennsylvania´s pioneering railroad. Within six weeks, all were dead of cholera and possibly violence, and were buried anonymously in a ditch outside of Malvern.

The Duffy´s Cut Project is an ongoing archival and archaeological search into their lives and deaths and seeks to provide insight into early 19th Century attitudes about industry, immigration, and disease in Pennsylvania. With the help of the Chester County Emerald Society, we obtained an official State Historical Marker for the site in March, 2004, thereby putting Duffy´s Cut on the map of history. The marker was dedicated on June 18, 2004, and was placed by us at the intersection of King Rd. and Sugartown Rd. in Malvern.

July 2010: Human Bones Found

August 2010: CNN Interview (video)
CNN Interview

For more information and pictures please visit: Duffy´s Cut Project Home Site

Upcoming Local Irish Events

Below is a listing of other Irish events that we thought you may be interested in.