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Martha Lang

Photo Album: The Old Irish of Burlington, Vermont

Submitted by Martha Lang, Burlington, VT
June / July 2017

May 24, 2017 by 6 Comments

My family never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at our house. When I got older and realized how Irish I was, I asked my mother why. She said she did not approve of all the drinking and she wanted her children to identify with their English background. Also, my father’s Protestant relatives from Boston were very prejudiced against Irish Catholics; they had a false sense of … [Read more...] about Photo Album: The Old Irish of Burlington, Vermont

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