Corner of Ireland in America: We Have an Altar

A Corner of Ireland

Joe Dougherty,

Irish America Magazine

Published Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 11:03 AM

Updated Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:35 PM

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St. Joseph and Mary Catholic church in Mt. Holly, North Carolina dates to 1843.

About the author: Joe Dougherty, a retired transportation manager, was born in South Philadelphia in 1944. He and his wife Nancy have been married for 41 years and now live in the Charlotte, NC area to be closer to their two daughters and five grandchildren. Joe’s great-grandparents came to the Philadelphia area from Donegal around 1874.

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