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To: AuntB

The Irish took sick on ships in the St. Lawrence Seaway escaping the potato famine. There were dozens of boats. The dead were thrown overboard. The locals gathered the dead, and put them back on the ships, and wouldn’t let any debark. Solodad, others have had shitty days.


17 posted on 07/05/2023 4:11:46 PM PDT by healy61 (.)
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To: healy61

Indeed. My own orphaned Irish grandma was an indentured servant, to a family of wealthy Cherokee. My grandfather bought her at 16 for $100 and married her.

We all have a story, Solidad.


24 posted on 07/05/2023 5:52:18 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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