Gilmore became famous throughout America. In 1869, he organized an enormous peace jubilee. The goal was to unite the country after the war. It had an orchestra of 1,000 musicians, conducted by Gilmore himself. Hundreds of thousands of spectators were present.
Today, about 36–40 million Americans identify as having Irish ancestry. This makes Irish blood and heritage one of the most commonly reported in the U.S.
In Canada, they shaped frontier towns and early settler identity. In Australia, some arrived in chains, yet their descendants helped shape the nation. And in Britain, they rebuilt cities after the war, while facing persistent discrimination.
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