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Originally Posted by Trollheart
Ah yes the good old coffin ships. With only death from starvation awaiting them at home, thousands of Irish pinned their hopes on a life in the New World. Many died before even reaching American shores, and those that did make it, well, let's just say there may have been a severe shortage of red carpet at that time.
Even so, the Irish very much helped build America, not least the railroad system and especially the TCR.
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That's true. The Irish (as well as the Italians, Poles, etc) had to deal with a lot of prejudice and bigotry. But they assimilated and now can proudly be as bigoted as any other red blooded American.
And don't forget they also gave us the Kennedys.