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#1 Bridget Murphy was one of the millions of Irish people who were forced to flee their homes during the Great Irish Potato Famine. She was driven to leave home and family behind and travel to a new land.
#2 The Irish potato fields had rotted into sickening wastelands, and the mass emigration that started in 1846 had by 1847 reached a full house-on-fire, run-for-your-life...
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"Based on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine, created a life together in a city hostile to Irish, immigrants, and Catholics, and launched the Kennedy dynasty in America. Their Irish ancestry was a hallmark of the Kennedys' initial political profile, as JFK leveraged his working-class roots to connect with blue-collar...
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