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Week 1—The Irish

Week 2—Coming to America

Week 3—Marginalizing the Irish people

Week 4—Kicking the bog mud off your boots

Week 5—Ireland

Week 6—My father the Irishman

Week 7—The Italians?! Oh, please!

Week 8—Looking back (on Ireland)

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