... dreams. Upon my families arrival in America they in turn provided a stable environment in which the following generations could be raised with strong Irish traditions. In 1846, a potato famine struck Ireland that lasted until 1850. During this time a blight of the potato crop left acres of Irish farmland covered with black rot. Peasants ate the rotten produce and got sick, while entire villages were consumed with cholera and typhus. Some landlords ... songs are usually about the subjects of love and betrayal, everyday country life and historical or newsworthy events ("Traditional Music ...

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