The surprising Irish origins of Baltimore, Maryland

Did you know there’s a Baltimore in Co. Cork, too? Baltimore – the biggest city in Maryland, the largest independent city in the US, home to Edgar Allen Poe, “The Wire,” and the fine city to which Tracy Turnblad wishes good morning in the film “Hairspray.” But did you know it has extensive Irish origins?

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