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...beginning of every holiday the children leave school well-behaved, Gaelic-speaking young ladies and gentlemen. They return with nasal voices, a vast vocabulary of U. S. slang and little regard for discipline. When given an order by a teacher, instead of a polite "Ta go mait," or "Deanfaid me e," they answer: "I gotcha, boss." Skepticism is not expressed by a simple "Ni creidim e," but by a derisive "Oh, yeah?" or "Sez you?" When school is dismissed all the children rise and lustily shout: "Scram...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRISH FREE STATE: Erin Go Blah | 2/8/1932 | See Source »

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