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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Andy Jackson and the United Irishmen

Andrew Sr. was politically active in Ulster and was a member of the "United Men" or "United Irishmen", an organization opposed to English rule of Ireland. The British government outlawed the organization and make memebership punishable by death. Jackson's membership was discovered and he fled on a few hours notice.



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