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Re: The IRT pre-unification |
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Posted by randyo on Thu Oct 29 17:36:38 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by handbrake on Thu Oct 29 07:03:46 2020. My mother worked for Ma Bell back in the day and often mentioned the number of Irish who worked for the Bell System’s various branches like NY Tel, A T & T and Western Electric. Although many young Irish and those with Irish roots are making attempts to learn the Irish language (Gaelic as some call it) the use of English forced on the Irish by the British gave Irish immigrants into the US an edge when it came to jobs involving interaction with the mainstream Americans like transit or telephone communications. When Mike Quill’s widow Shirley gave a lecture at the Irish Arts Center about the biography of her late husband, she mentioned the advantage the Irish had over other immigrants because they spoke English “in a way." |
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