[DuncanWaring]

My Great-great-grandfather Andrew was born in Ireland in 1840, died in the US.

I’m guessing he came to the New World before his tenth birthday.

[muawiyah]

Still, a bit more than half the people in this country of Irish descent never had an ancestor arrive pursuant to the famine ~ they came earlier, or they came later.

Which is a different sort of problem ~ but I think Irish independence solved that part.

The famine refugees were more likely from Germany and Scandinavia ~ which doesn't mean they weren't really Irish but they probably weren't.

Here's a recipe handed down. Take some meat ~ if you have meat. Chop it up. Chop a potato into slices. Put in a pan. Bring it to a boil. Wait until the slices are transluscent ~ about 2 or 3 minutes. Toss in the meat. Stir. Wait until brown or gray.

Serve hot. Feeds a small family.

No meat? Slice the potato thinner.