Hidden Columbia: The Un-luck of the Irish

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By Anderson Burns

Story Created: Apr 22, 2011 at 8:51 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 22, 2011 at 8:51 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- In this edition of Hidden Columbia, we explore the immigration of the Irish into Columbia a generation before the Great Potato Famine.

The story involves slavery, a canal, and neighborhood called 'New Dublin.'

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