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The contribution of Irish labor in the US following the Great Famine
Ten thousand Micks They swung their picks To build the new canal But the choleray was stronger And killed - Ballad, 1800s. Irish labor became an invaluable resource for the development of America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the Midwest and Far …