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The Irish Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

By Brendan Patrick Keane, Contributor

July 1, 2015 by 7 Comments

The Declaration of Independence is a beautiful document, and when I was a kid, I had an image of it on my wall. There were Irish names, including "McKean" on that original parchment, and that gave me the story I needed to feel at home here like a native. My love of country, the United States, and my heritage (Irish) converge in that document because I acknowledge the Irish who … [Read more...] about The Irish Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

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