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Irish History
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Mr.s Kennedy toiled as a domestic servant and used her savings to start a notions and stationery store, which she gradually and skillfully expanded. Bridget's hard work and sacrifice, making her way as a widow in a strange land, established the funds her son P.J. Kennedy used to finance his liquor business. This enterprise was to become the basis of the family's future progress and put Bridget's descendants on a path that dazzled America and forever changed the political scene.
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― F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome
― F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome
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If history belongs to the winners, legend belongs to the losers.
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― The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War
― The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War
