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Cork man named the 'United States of America'

Rhys Essien · 2014-11-15 22:23:51

There's a bit of history I only discovered tonight. http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/The-forgotten-Irishman-who-named-the-United-States-of-America.html

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15-11-2014 11:23pm

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Rhys Essien

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There's a bit of history I only discovered tonight.

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/The-forgotten-Irishman-who-named-the-United-States-of-America.html

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#2 17-11-2014 3:38pm
etoughguy

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Didnt know this either ya learn something new every day

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#3 18-11-2014 5:52pm
Milly33

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God darn it... wish he had of thought of something else to call it

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