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<blockquote data-quote="Covemastah" data-source="post: 929248" data-attributes="member: 10933"><p>My people were opressed also !!!! Even though we built your railroads we have been scourned !!!</p><p>Many fleed to Boston, and in one year Boston's Irish population jumped from 30,000-100,000 </p><p>Looking for labor many Irish turned to servitude. 70% of servants in Boston were Irish immigrants </p><p>Bostonians believed that the Irish were a servant race </p><p>Bostonians called their Irish female servants the "bridgets" or "biddys" and the males "paddys".Many Irish named their children after the two popular Catholic saints however the names carried derisive connotations in America and many tried to erase that legacy. Joseph Sr.'s mother named him Joseph instead of Patrick after his father and grandfather. And Joseph Sr.'s grandmother Bridget Murphy never named her daughters Bridget. </p><p>Bostonians derisively monikered potatoes "murphies" </p><p>Of the 70% of Irish that were servants, two thirds were Irish women. Irish servants were noted to be full of melancholy and loneliness </p><p>Established working class America resented the Irish laborers who would work for anything Employers would place signs with NINA scrawled across the front. NINA spelled out is No Irish Need Apply, this would often be seen next to the No Dogs Allowed signs. </p><p><img src="http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/files/2010/10/Irish-sign.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Covemastah, post: 929248, member: 10933"] My people were opressed also !!!! Even though we built your railroads we have been scourned !!! Many fleed to Boston, and in one year Boston's Irish population jumped from 30,000-100,000 Looking for labor many Irish turned to servitude. 70% of servants in Boston were Irish immigrants Bostonians believed that the Irish were a servant race Bostonians called their Irish female servants the "bridgets" or "biddys" and the males "paddys".Many Irish named their children after the two popular Catholic saints however the names carried derisive connotations in America and many tried to erase that legacy. Joseph Sr.'s mother named him Joseph instead of Patrick after his father and grandfather. And Joseph Sr.'s grandmother Bridget Murphy never named her daughters Bridget. Bostonians derisively monikered potatoes "murphies" Of the 70% of Irish that were servants, two thirds were Irish women. Irish servants were noted to be full of melancholy and loneliness Established working class America resented the Irish laborers who would work for anything Employers would place signs with NINA scrawled across the front. NINA spelled out is No Irish Need Apply, this would often be seen next to the No Dogs Allowed signs. [IMG]http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/files/2010/10/Irish-sign.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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