The American View of the Irish, Circa 1870 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps By gcallah - December 15, 2015 Lest one think it was only in England we saw images like this, here is one from America, from a popular weekly: Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments Unknown5:58 PMThat is actually a pretty hilarious caricature, Gene! My grandmother was Irish, and my (English) grandfather teased her about her Irish ethnicity for a long time. I suppose they could be seen as an example of not taking words too seriously. ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAdd commentLoad more... Post a Comment
That is actually a pretty hilarious caricature, Gene! My grandmother was Irish, and my (English) grandfather teased her about her Irish ethnicity for a long time. I suppose they could be seen as an example of not taking words too seriously.
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