tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686588455489974914.post5439031882067278809..comments2024-03-27T03:11:38.345-04:00Comments on <center>Pennsylvania Haunts & History</center>: Alexander Campbell's HandprintUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686588455489974914.post-79125913165219359372010-08-15T08:03:28.347-04:002010-08-15T08:03:28.347-04:00Hey, Joan, nice having you stop by. As I'm su...Hey, Joan, nice having you stop by. As I'm sure you know, the state has had a rough history regarding its Irish. Here in Pittsburgh, the initial settlers from the Emerald Isle were "Scotch-Irish," meaning that they were Protestant and so named to differentiate them from the more rough-hewn Catholic Irish. So I guess the strife of the homeland carried over across the Atlantic, and it certainly shows in Commonwealth history, spooky and otherwise.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686588455489974914.post-63938662024924905082010-08-15T05:35:33.010-04:002010-08-15T05:35:33.010-04:00Nice to find you. I am the writer/editor of Welcom...Nice to find you. I am the writer/editor of Welcome To Penn's Woods (http://welcometoppennswoods.blogspot.com), was looking for more about Duffy's Cut and about Alexander Campbell--and there you were. I'm going to follow you, and to recommend you to others. It's too much to say I am going to link to you; I'd love to, but I am a technoklutz and don't know how.<br />(Also, being the author of the Carbon County history "Smokestacks and Black Diamonds," I've had to deal with the jailhouse hand before...)<br />Now, about Duffy's Cut. This is a BIG story; I heard about it originally through NPR, then read about it in the Smithsonian magazine. I contacted Professor Watson some months ago. It DOES seem to me that your writer is telling more about the role of the nuns than anyone really knows.<br />Joan CampionJoan Campionhttp://welcometopennswoods.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com