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Item 103918

Percy Graffam holds pool balls in one hand, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-05-21 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

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The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.