Irish

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• 10-21-17
  

  Have You Noticed This About Many of the Angriest Loudmouths on the Right?

  by Van Gosse

  Is this the strange death of Irish America?

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• SOURCE: Irish Central
  9-17-17
  

  Short film reveals the terrible history of No Irish Need Apply

  A collage of newspaper ads showcases the evidence that the Irish faced discrimination in the 19th century.

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• 8-11-15
  

  No Irish Need Apply?

  by Richard Jensen

  A teenager claimed that there’s proof in online newspaper archives that the Irish faced massive job discrimination. The media proclaimed her a star. Only she was wrong.

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• SOURCE: Salon
  3-17-15
  

  “Too small a change”: How St. Patrick’s Day became a political lightning rod

  by Jonathan Zimmerman

  Organizers of St. Patrick's Day parade say it's about celebrating "Irish heritage and culture." Here's the problem.

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• SOURCE: Irish Central
  7-29-14
  

  Irish slave owners were compensated historian reveals

  Hogan writes that the British paid slave owners over $30 million in compensation for the loss of their ‘property.’

• SOURCE: PastHorizons Blogger
  2-18-13
  

  Hoard of 16th century toys found

  In the course of my research of Viking Age woodcraft, I somewhat unexpectedly turned up information about a most delightful archaeological find: an entire hoard of children’s toys, found at Market Harborough parish church, England. A charming stash of the everyday playthings of sixteenth or seventeenth century children, the hoard throws a rare spotlight on the material culture of children in the archaeological record....

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• HNN Hot Topics: St. Patrick's Day

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