You expect jose jimenez, you know. Whats your last name . Murphy. Murphy . Si, si, murphy. Very close to the way the irish pronounce murphy. I said, thats amazing. Did you marry a serviceman from the military person who came to puerto rico. No, the family has been here since the 18th century. And i said, really . So we began tracing we still havent found the actual person, but evidently it was an irish conscript in the irish navy that came to puerto rico. Puerto rico was owned by britain, as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor came there and said palm trees, warm weather, and look at the girls. And he remained. Thats the end of the second part. The third part is in response to the op ed piece that margaret mcpeek wrote in the chronicle and the letters, i dont know if youve read them you should pick up the letters that a couple of, you know, Irish Americans wrote in response accusing cousin mcpeek of not having a sense of humor. It has to do with the
Person, but evidently it was an irish conscript in the irish navy that came to puerto rico. Puerto rico was owned by britain, as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor came there and said palm trees, warm weather, and look at the girls. And he remained. Thats the end of the second part. The third part is in response to the op ed piece that margaret mcpeek wrote in the chronicle and the letters, i dont know if youve read them you should pick up the letters that a couple of, you know, Irish Americans wrote in response accusing cousin mcpeek of not having a sense of humor. It has to do with these tee shirts that target has produced for the st. Patricks day parade in which mrs. Mcpeek derided the fact that they were making fun of the irish in the united states, you know, things like i survived the kelly Murphy Family gathering, things like that. And they wrote letters poking fun at what i thought was a couragous op ed piece. So this is in response to the I
Some successes. Before he was 10, the romero family took flight to the Williams Burg section of brooklyn because of the numbered streets such as south 6th and south 7th which carried their direction. In time, the south street became puerto rican, displacing the italians, who moved deeper into brooklyn. The north streets were remained polish extending into green point. His parents purchased a house cheaply and over the years created a home that was a welcome place for their children and grandchildren. This haven was of such serenity that kenny often felt the same respect and awe that he experienced when entering the fragrant solitude of the catholic church, fleeing went the irish seeking refuge from the advancing harlems, the dark skin of the people making unrecognizable the prejudices they had endured when they arrived in america. The defect of memory driving them forward to separate themselves from the shadows that follow all immigrants. Fleeing went the puerto ricans, escaping the sa
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