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To: MeganC

My parents grew up there back wen the Irish were the...well,”undesirables” of Boston.My father’s older brother used to tell stories about hiring halls having signs saying “no Irish need apply”.


25 posted on 12/28/2023 6:01:59 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Gay State Conservative

He must have been born a long time ago. Lots of Irish have stories about NINA signs, but the signs were around back in the 19th century.


35 posted on 12/28/2023 6:14:54 PM PST by x
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To: Gay State Conservative

If you look up old Boston Globe help wanted ads from as late as the 1960’s you will see the occaisional “NINA” in the ads.


64 posted on 12/29/2023 4:56:54 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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