Kansas City, Missouri

===Irish culture===
In 2021, the US Census Bureau estimated 253,040 people of Irish descent in the metro, with 123,934 in Jackson, Clay, and Platte Counties.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/happy-saint-patricks-day-to-one-of-ten-americans-who-claim-irish-ancestry.html |title=Residents With Irish Ancestry Are in All 3,142 U.S. Counties and Make Up 20% of the Population in Some |website=census.gov |access-date=February 10, 2023 }}</ref> The Irish were the first large immigrant group to settle in Kansas City following the lead of [[Bernard Donnelly|Fr. Bernard Donnelly]] ({{circa|1800–1880}}) and founded its first newspaper.<ref>{{cite book |url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=7OtFfyk3y3AC|page=14}}|author=O'Laughlin, Michael. |title=Missouri Irish, The Original History of the Irish in Missouri, including St. Louis, Kansas City and Trails West |access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> The Irish community includes bands, dancers, Irish stores, newspapers, and the [[Kansas City Irish Center]] at Drexel Hall in Midtown. The first book detailing Irish history in Kansas City is ''Missouri Irish: Irish Settlers on the American Frontier'', published in 1984. The Kansas City Irish Fest is held over Labor Day weekend in Crown Center and Washington Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kansascity.com/kc-city-guides/things-to-do/article265055009.html|title=Irish Fest celebrates 20 years in Kansas City: Who's performing, how to get tickets|last=Hernandez|first=Joseph|date=August 30, 2022|website=[[The Kansas City Star]]|access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2021-09-01/kansas-city-irish-fest-2021-what-to-expect|title=Kansas City Irish Fest Returns to Crown Center This Weekend, Here's What You Can Expect|last=Kniggendorf|first=Anne|date=September 1, 2021|website=kcur.org|access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>