The Bronx-born son of Irish immigrants, John Sweeney was shaped by three things.

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Her son married an Irish immigrant and became the sexton of the First Parish Church of Cambridge.

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To many Australians, Ned Kelly, the son of poor Irish Catholics, was a heroic anti-establishment figure who fought corrupt British colonists in the 19th Century.

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Flintoff announced his intentions to start boxing professionally in September and trained with former Irish world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan and his son Shane in preparation for his first fight.

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Worst of all, in 1914 Kipling used his influence to ensure that his son John obtained a commission in the Irish Guards, in spite of poor eyesight.

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Emyr Lewis, son of Newport coach Allan, looked dangerous coming into the line, while Irish international wing Mat Mostyn was an impressive finisher who scored a brilliant try early in the second half.

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When the Wild Irish brand was born in 1954, then-chairman Marvin Sands named it for his young son.

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He told police in the Irish Republic who questioned him that he spent the day of the bomb quad biking with his son and then at his bar in Dundalk.

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Canadian food mogul Wallace McCain was the son of a potato seed exporter in New Brunswick, part of a long line of Irish farmers.

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The Harneys, both of whom have grandparents of Irish ancestry, also were there, handing out pamphlets about the study and introducing people to their son, Nathan.

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