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- In the 1930 United States Census Isabelle's father is listed as being from the "Irish Free States".
Source: MaggieMcQuade.com
"Ireland, throughout most of history, was governed as one unit, i.e. there was no Northern Ireland. It was one country. The country was whole, with the Irish cultivating their own language, laws, and culture.
For centuries, the British have fought to control the island and the Irish, by colonization, merciless rule and, in the 19th century, they attempted genocide, by starving the people of Ireland, evectively cutting the Irish population in half, through death and emigration, forced or willing.
During the years between 1916-1921, Irish Nationalists waged a campaign against British rule, forcing the British to reevaluate their position. Their answer to the Irish rebellion was partition; a division of the island into areas, north and south. The south became the Irish Free States (Republic of Ireland) and consisted of 26 out of 32 counties. The north became Northern Ireland, with the remaining 6 counties, and was populated by a Unionist (British ) majority
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