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The Irish Famine of 1740 prompted immigration to America

February 8, 2018
by tacpAdmin Traditions

On the last day of 1739, Ireland found itself in the grip of a mini Ice Age. Rivers froze, mills seized up, and houses could not be heated above freezing point.  In its wake came an ordeal by drought, flood, fire, famine and plague.  The percentage of ...

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