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Begging of the Irish

Above : Illustrating Picture Of The Great Famine In the payment of crowds of officials a great part of the availabe funds were frittered away. Persons not in need of relief obtained employment by means of ” influence,” while the destitute and deservin were often refused. In some very poor districts no more than one [...]

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