Ted Kennedy shows how far Irish have come since gangs of New York

The Irish were so despised that the American Party was founded against them in 1852.

Sat, 24 May, 2008 - 01:00

It was dubbed the Know-Nothing Party because whenever members were arrested for questioning, they would claim they knew nothing. The Know-Nothings won six governorships in 1854

TED KENNEDY has been a major force within the US Democratic Party for almost 40 years.

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