In 1709, several hundred families from the German Palatinate were settled in Ireland. These Palatines established roots in Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary and Wexford.”In came the brass-coloured Palatine from the ancient bank of the Swabian Rhine” P.W. Joyce.Their story is fascinating, and can be related to the immigrants from Ukraine to Ireland today.
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