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Contents acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 The Background: When the Irish Ran New York 12 2 The 1950s: “It Was a Great Time in America” 23 3 The 1970s: The Interim 45 4 The 1980s: The New Irish 61 5 The Catholic Church: What Parish Are You From? 83 6 Who Are the Irish? 110 Conclusion 138 Epilogue 143 notes 149 bibliography 189 index 207 ...

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