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Lincoln and Ireland - Kieran McAuliffe - 09-29-2012 07:29 AM
Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/historian-discovers-abraham-lincoln-donated-to-ireland-during-great-famine-3243606.html
RE: Lincoln and Ireland - RJNorton - 09-29-2012 07:34 AM
Amazing! Thank you for posting this, Kieran!
RE: Lincoln and Ireland - LincolnMan - 09-29-2012 07:58 AM
Didn't know that!
RE: Lincoln and Ireland - Craig Hipkins - 09-30-2012 08:37 AM
Interesting! Thanks for posting that article.
Craig
RE: Lincoln and Ireland - Donna McCreary - 10-02-2012 11:20 PM
Mary, and all the Todds, were proud of the family's Scots/Irish background. I wonder if this donation was given by her request, or if she even knew of it.
RE: Lincoln and Ireland - LincolnMan - 08-30-2013 06:54 PM
That was a lot of money back then. I'm reminded of the famous "Irish Brigade" that would serve Lincoln so well during the Civil War.