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| | Chapter 3,Irish America and their Communities of Cleveland: Irishtown: 1870's and 1880's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The Clan na Gael was, of course, as dedicated to the cause of Irish freedom as were the Fenians and its members had no intention of abandoning the fight, no matter what the American bishops might say. |
 | | When they were declared anathema by the Church hierarchy, Clan na Gael members simply infiltrated the ranks of the Hibernians and held great sway within that organization Perhaps infiltrate is not the correct word, for the Clan na Gaelers were welcomed with knowing nods, if not open arms. |
 | | Yet another factor involved in the slow political development of the Irish here, and a Very important one, is that most of the men and women who resided in the Irish ghetto were primarily concerned with bettering themselves materially, and thus were pursuing jobs with a little more concreteness to them. |
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