St Patrick’s Day is over here in Australia and I didn’t celebrate but I could have. I’m only one eighth Irish but I think that still qualifies me for a green beer. My Irish ancestry is the most colourful part of my family tree and includes a bunch of rough and tumble Scots-Irish immigrants to America. My Scots-Irish ancestors came to America in the 1720s and most likely joined thousands of other Scots-Irish immigrants who made the arduous trek along the ‘Great Road’ from Pennsylvania to the fringes of the frontier…

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