text: A group of athletes of this ethnicity that dominated the early American Olympics track-and-field squad was nicknamed this people's "Whales."
full_question: A group of athletes of this ethnicity that dominated the early American Olympics track-and-field squad was nicknamed this people's "Whales." Immigrants of this ethnicity made up the majority of the Dead Rabbits gang and faced off against each other in the Orange riots. These people settled in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and were discriminated by signs saying they "need not apply." These people arrived in America on "coffin ships" and came to have the largest presence of any nationality in Boston. For 10 points, name this ethnic group whose contribution to America is recognized on St. Patrick's Day.
first_sentence: A group of athletes of this ethnicity that dominated the early American Olympics track-and-field squad was nicknamed this people's "Whales."
raw_answer: the Irish [or Irish-American; or people from Ireland]