The Irish and the Dutch

Posted by James Briggs on June 16, 2009 at 12:54

In Reply to: The Irish and the Dutch Posted by T. Blair on June 16, 2009 at 11:55:

: Does anyone know either the origin or meaning of the phrase:

: Oh, the Irish and the Dutch they don't amount to much.

: Somehow, I get the feeling that it came from the pre-revolutionary war era in the U.S.

If you go here, there's a possible origin in the 10th paragraph:

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