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Lackawanna County, where Scranton and Wilkes-Barre both held St. Patrick’s Day parades the second weekend of March, has the highest share of residents claiming Irish heritage, at 23.2%. Pike and Wayne ...

Lackawanna County, where Scranton and Wilkes-Barre both held St. Patrick’s Day parades the second weekend of March, has the highest share of residents claiming Irish heritage, at 23.2%.