Irish Savannah

Most people have heard the words to this song: �Tis Irish I am and �tis proud I am of it.� But, what does it mean to be Irish? When the Irish first came to Savannah, it meant they were either �lace curtain� or �old fort.� Lace curtain inferred that the family was prosperous, usually Protestant, and had come to Savannah with letters of introduction, money, and a plan. Old fort meant that the family had come to America in desperation and to Savannah with little but the clothes on their back, ...