Our Irish Heritage

I received my copy of our Grandfather's naturalization certificate from Uncle Joe yesterday. For all you great grandchildren, this was a significant event. It was 1905 and Pop's age was listed as 26 years. I believe he had actually emigrated to the US from Ireland about 1900. Can you imagine taking such a momentous step at that age? As Grandpop used to say "I thank God every day that my father left Ireland." Even though Ireland' economy improved in recent times, I believe we were given a leg up by being born in the US.