Although most certainly tired and poor, the Irish did not arrive in America yearning to breathe free; they merely hungered to eat. Largely destitute, many exiles could progress no farther than within walking distance of the city docks where they disembarked. While some had spent all of their ...
SIDEwalks: When Irish America Opposed WarDeignan, Tom
THE MYTH OF THE IRISH IRISH CATHOLICS IN AMERICA REMEMBER A TIME WHEN EMPLOYERS POSTED SIGNS THAT WARNED "NO IRISH NEED APPLY." BUT A RETIRED HISTORY PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, SAYS "BLARNEY!" - - NINA SIGNS WERE "AS REAL AS LEPRECHAUNS."RICHARD JENSEN...
So I've been to America. Besides ruining my 'I've never been to the US but I was in some state last night' joke it also impacted me in a few other ways. There are the obvious observations, such as everything being bigger, driving on the righthand side of the road etc., but the...
Home rule never happened at all. Most of Ireland ultimately became an independent state in 1922, after several years of bloody guerrilla warfare. By that time, the Liberal Party had been wiped off the political map (as had the moderate Irish nationalists), and would never hold power again...
aIreland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people died of hunger when the crop failed during the"Potato Famine"of1845-6,and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America. 爱尔兰变得很依赖对此数以万计爱尔兰人民死了于饥饿在"土豆饥荒" of1845-6期间,当庄稼无法,并且数以万计多...
(In most of Europe, daylight saving time begins on the final Sunday in March, and ends on the final Sunday in October.) Why did daylight saving time start? Benjamin Franklin takes the honor (or the blame, depending on your view of the time changes) for coming up with the idea to ...
The 1900 Constitution of Australia did not recognize the power of the Federal government over Indigenous people within the states, though under...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your tough homework ...
is a holiday celebrated on October 31. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several countries of the Western world, most commonly in Hallowe...
social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"9.home - an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" ...