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Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine
11-28-2016, 08:26 AM
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Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine
Many thanks to Kieran McAuliffe for sending this link:

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-...ce=Mailjet
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11-28-2016, 12:00 PM
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RE: Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine
Thanks for posting, I never knew that. Growing up on a farm, Lincoln certainly was sensitive to problems of crop failure and famine.

Famine, and the governments handling of the problem was a significant factor to the Irish immigration in our country.
there was a time in Ireland when people stealing food could face deportation to Australia on prison ships with hardened major criminals.
Several Irish songs deal with this ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu_Ce3Z0-aQ

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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11-28-2016, 12:07 PM (This post was last modified: 11-28-2016 12:09 PM by Thomas Kearney.)
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RE: Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine
Great reminder that Giving Tuesday is tomorrow.

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11-29-2016, 06:27 PM
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RE: Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine
I wouldn't call 500$ an insubstantial sum!!!
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