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# Hart Island

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Irish families discover their past in hidden New York cemetery

There are many Irish among the one million buried souls in the forbidden island cemetery near the Bronx.

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Apr 21st 2014, 8:30 PM

One million bodies buried - and forgotten - in unmarked graves in New York cemetery

“It’s very important not to disappear people. It’s not an acceptable thing to do in any culture.”

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Apr 12th 2014, 9:45 AM