▁imm igr ant ▁Irish ▁who ▁had ▁fallen ▁ill ▁during ▁their ▁voy ages ▁were ▁det ained ▁here . ▁" D uring ▁the ▁entire ▁Fam ine ▁period , ▁about ▁ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Irish ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁har bor . ▁All ▁incoming ▁passenger ▁ships ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁for ▁medical ▁ins pection . ▁Anyone ▁with ▁fe ver ▁was ▁removed ▁to ▁the ▁quar antine ▁station ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁ship ▁itself ▁was ▁quar ant ined ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁days ." ▁Some ▁Irish ▁also ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁thus ▁increasing ▁the ▁Catholic ▁presence ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island ▁substantial ly . ▁Some ▁grav est ones ▁of ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants ▁have ▁the ▁Irish ▁County ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁em igr ated ▁ins cribed . ▁ ▁Notable ▁bur ial s ▁ ▁James ▁Whe eler ▁( tre as urer ) ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ), ▁Richmond ▁County ▁Tre as urer ▁( 1 8 9 4 – 1 8 9 8 ). ▁James ▁Whe eler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁West ▁New ▁Bright on , ▁St aten ▁Island ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁build ers ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁newspaper ▁The ▁St aten ▁Island er . ▁ ▁James ▁Whe eler ▁was