May 8, 2020

Coronavirus: Irish donate to hard-hit Native Americans to repay Potato Famine help

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A crowdfunding campaign to help Native Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic has been flooded with donations from Ireland in remembrance of a centuries-old bond.
A GoFundMe page for Navajo and Hopi families affected by COVID-19 had raised over $3.1 million (€2.85m) as of Friday, helped by thousands of donations from people with Irish surnames.
Many donors left comments saying they were giving in remembrance of Native American aid to Ireland during the Great Hunger of the 1840s.
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