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Old 04-06-2018, 09:31 PM  
oppoten
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Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard View Post
Oh so your Russian? You might want to look up the average Irish Immigrant of the past before you open your trap. Most were poor, very large families, alcoholism was rife and they weren't exactly known as scholars ;) But they could build a counties population fast and if they managed to stay off the booze long enough were good workers. Immigration, integration and birth control changed all that and our societies grew and prospered.

and before you reply

The Complicated Story of the Irish in the New York City Draft Riots : We're History

have a read.
I'm British, my family is Irish. Large families on both sides, alcoholism on both sides, including my dad who died of it.

I wouldn't post in threads like this if it wasn't of personal relevance.
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