Who wants to know about history?

[Ghost1]

Originally Posted by PancakeBrah

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@Bags

There's no1 left to impress

Stick around.......this will increase my efforts

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From Guinness to McGregor: The History of Ireland by Orc. I look forward to it.


but forreal, let's talk about history that MATTERS AKA American history.

[Orc]

I'm ashamed, guys. I always get annoyed when Americans don't know that Ireland is not in the UK. Much to my own chagrin, I just today found out that Hawaii is an American state. I always assumed it was it's own country. Forgive my ignorance @quaker oats.

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no worries, good sir. Hawaii is one of two states that used to be its own country (Texas being the other). became a state officially in 1959. not as uncommon a mistake as you'd think.

though I would be interested to hear an overview of Irish history. I can honestly say I no absolutely nothing about it.

[Destroyer]

I for one would welcome the explanation of how the "Irish built America."

[Orc]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

I for one would welcome the explanation of how the "Irish built America."

That was tongue in cheek. Irish migrants did work for a dollar a day in construction, though. Building American roads, bridges, buildings. They worked on the Empire State building when it was considered the greatest in the world.

[Orc]

In New Orleans, the Irish played a major role in the building of the New Basin Canal. An outbreak of yellow fever meant that workers were dying in large numbers, and as slaves were judged to be too expensive to lose, Irish immigrants who were desperate enough to take on the dangerous and difficult work for $1 a day became the preferred labor. As boatloads of Irish continually arrived, the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company had no trouble replacing the Irish that died by the thousands. By the time the canal opened in 1838, 8,000 Irish laborers had succumbed to cholera and yellow fever. Over the following decade, the canal was enlarged and shell roads were built alongside it. While there are no official records of immigrant deaths, somewhere between 8,000 and 30,000 are believed to have perished in the building of the New Basin Canal, many of whom are buried in unmarked graves in the levee and roadway fill beside the canal.

That's just New Orleans alone.

[Destroyer]

no doubt the Irish had a hand in building America
as did the Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Native Americans, British, and French
I'm probably leaving a lot of other countries out too

[veritas]

co-sign being of irish descent and having visited there and also being from New Orleans...This is true. They call it the Irish Channel.

Also..the IRISH preserved history for us during the Dark Ages...just saying.


@Orc is the casino at Marino still existing? That was soooooo dope. Amazing.

[Orc]

Originally Posted by Nigger Jim

co-sign being of irish descent and having visited there and also being from New Orleans...This is true. They call it the Irish Channel.

Also..the IRISH preserved history for us during the Dark Ages...just saying.


@Orc is the casino at Marino still existing? That was soooooo dope. Amazing.

I googled it man. It's still there. I've never seen it, it looks sweet though. It's weird I've never really done any tourist type things in Dublin. Do you find that happens where you live?

[veritas]

Originally Posted by Orc

I googled it man. It's still there. I've never seen it, it looks sweet though. It's weird I've never really done any tourist type things in Dublin. Do you find that happens where you live?

It is worth the trip. Sooooo amazing. I would love to go back. That and kissing the Blarney stone were the highlights of my return to the mother land.

and yes, I was born and raised in NOLA and that is the like the cultural mecca of the south. We grew up fast, fake ids crazy parties etc etc. You could legit go downtown every saturday afternoon and stay until late night and have a totally different and unique experience each time.

#ireland is dope

What do you know of Ollam Fodhla? quite the mystery...

[Hush]

Nothing wrong with pride in where u Come from
Go hard bro