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The Molly Maguires

brennan1979 · 2013-07-09 09:07:25

http://www.theirishstory.com/2013/07/09/the-molly-maguires/#.UdvNSG3Kfg8 The Molly Maguires story is a fascinating insight into both Irish – American culture in the 19th century and America’s often troubled and brutal labour history. The Mollies were a secret society based among the Irish coal miners in the anthracite…

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http://www.theirishstory.com/2013/07/09/the-molly-maguires/#.UdvNSG3Kfg8

The Molly Maguires story is a fascinating insight into both Irish – American culture in the 19th century and America’s often troubled and brutal labour history. The Mollies were a secret society based among the Irish coal miners in the anthracite fields of northern Pennsylvania in the 1860s and 1870s.

Episode 17 of the Irish History Show. Interview with Irish - American historian John Kearns about the Molly Maguires and article from the Irish Story about the Mollies.

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I just got back from a weekend in PA and visited the town of Eckley where the movie was filmed. A wonderful little town/village which still has about 5 families living there that are descendant from the original Irish/English miners.

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