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My mother used it to categorize people that had fantastic looking 'outsides' but were hiding ugly secrets. Those 'lace curtains' were meant to make a family look good, while inside there was child abuse, spousal abuse, infidelities, and so on.
Deb Kearney
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∙ 15y agoThe 'lace curtain Irish' were poor immigrants who had designs on becoming more upwardly mobile. In other words, they were considered social climbers by the other Irish immigrants.
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What does Scots-Irish mean?
People with a mix of Irish and Scottish heritage.
What does the name Reyna mean in Irish?
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What mean kernel in Irish?
Eithne.
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How many pages does Irish Lace have?
Irish Lace has 303 pages.
When was Irish Lace created?
Irish Lace was created in 1996-11.
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the Irish who have no class and so they put up white lace over the windows to hide their low class living habits. for example being drunk from lunch time until they pass out and crawl into bed.
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A girl's bra.
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drapes, draperiesThe curtain has overtones of keep out Mean you have what secret hide
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The steel curtain
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intricate lace
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A girl's bra.
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beautiful dress
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