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A Post-Industrial Present
A relic of Ireland’s industrial past, this is the Suir Mills, standing on the eastern side of the river just outside the town of Cahir, County Tipperary. Dating from the last years of the 18th century, like many other such premises, it was developed by members of the Society of Friends: excluded by law from many other activities, Quakers soon established themselves as millers in Ireland. This…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Today in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we are sharing this 1986 image of President Reagan’s meeting being interrupted by a friendly leprechaun! President Reagan’s ancestors came to America from County Tipperary by way of England during Ireland’s great potato famine. To learn more about the President, please visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.
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