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The film was so rigorous in its depiction of the anti-Irish attitude that led to Conlon’s treatment that, after a special screening for British lawmakers, a few members of Parliament voiced outrage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Was anti-Irish sentiment really that bad midway through the 19th century?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

North East Scotland MSP Tess White heckled the first minister while she was answering a question at Holyrood about anti-Irish prejudice.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2021

It is true that anti-Irish sentiment was present in the United States until well into the 20th century, but that is a separate issue from 17th century indentured servitude, Ms. Harris said.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2017

For this early speech, Gladstone's anti-Irish speech embodying as it did views so radically different from those of his later life, he was constantly reproached during his career.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin