tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934082776237806721.post4555316603100129263..comments2023-06-27T03:43:35.956-04:00Comments on LowellIrish: The Rum Hole on Market StreetLowellIrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17581828365206969935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934082776237806721.post-18906825347865603642014-08-05T22:11:52.415-04:002014-08-05T22:11:52.415-04:00Tom, many thanks. I appreciate feedback.Tom, many thanks. I appreciate feedback.LowellIrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581828365206969935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934082776237806721.post-17534831437055015952014-08-01T09:26:41.553-04:002014-08-01T09:26:41.553-04:00Thanks once again for weaving together what some c...Thanks once again for weaving together what some consider dry, boring research you have done over time into another interesting blog that paints a picture of the early Irish experience and the prejudice they faced in Lowell and other US cities, David. You think with the troubles caused by the early infighting between Irish from Dublin and those from Cork coupled with this Temperance period is when what I would consider an offensive slur "Paddy Wagon" (i.e. police wagon) came into common usage? Even on occasion today I have heard TV news reporters using that term causing me to dash off an email to the station. tmirish7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01197439381335843797noreply@blogger.com