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Bumbling Biddies and Drunken Pats: Anti-Irish Humor in Antebellum New Orleans
… the public perspective, this study explores the Daily Picayune, New Orleans' largest newspaper, from its inception in 1837 to 1857, to decipher the city's attitudes towards the Irish. Jokes in particular are explored, their function being multifaceted. First, jokes grouped Irish women into three …