On the other side on Magazine Street is the Irish Channel.

The mostly working-class neighborhood was, as the name implies, originally settled largely by immigrants from Ireland in the early 1800s. However early on the area also had people of other ethnicities, including German, Italian, and African American, living nearby each other. The origin of the name is obscure. However, one school of thought says that the Irish "channeled" into the area, while another says that rain would settle into the streets of this predominately Irish neighborhood at the time.

New Orleans had the largest Irish population in the American South. These Irish immigrants were predominantly Roman Catholic, in contrast to the Protestant Irish that were more common as immigrants to most of the rest of the Southeastern United States.

In addition to the Irish Channel, many Irish immigrants also settled at Irish Bayou, in present day Eastern New Orleans.

Yearly The Irish Channel Parade takes place. They throw cabbage and other vegetables to feed the crowd.

There are still a few Irish bars around, including Parasol’s and Tracey’s.