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Cecil Houston book disagrees with popular ideas about Irish immigration to Canada
A Caucasian middle-aged man in a short-sleeved dress shirt poses, while leaning against a range of bookshelves where the word Irish and Ireland can be distinguished on several volumes.

Cecil Houston book disagrees with popular ideas about Irish immigration to Canada

Date17 June 1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: A lot of blarney: Cecil Houston has written a book that disagrees with popular ideas about Irish immigration to Canada. Most weren't poor, ignorant, or fleeing the potato famine, he says.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0099818F
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