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St Patrick's Day controversies

The controversies behind New York's St Patrick's Day Parade, US misconceptions about the status of Northern Ireland and American Irish historical memory of the famine of 1845/6.

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15 minutes

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  • Fri 20 Mar 1998 21:00

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