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The Lady’s a Winner

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2002

June 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Seventeen-year-old Lauren Byrne from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the High School winner in the National Annual Irish History Writing Contest organized by the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Her winning entry contains excerpts from a young woman's diary who emigrated to America from Ireland at the end of the 19th century. Her story represents the difficulties faced by the … [Read more...] about The Lady’s a Winner

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