Irish Argentines
| 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 as first language. | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Irish, English Argentine, Scottish Argentine, Welsh Argentine, Spanish Argentine, Irish American, Irish Canadian, Irish Brazilian, Irish Uruguayan, Irish Chilean, Irish Mexican |
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| Irish Latin-Americans |
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Irish Argentines are Argentine citizens who are fully or partially of Irish descent. Irish emigrants from the Midlands, Wexford and many counties of Ireland arrived in Argentina mainly from 1830 to 1930, with the largest 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.