How the Irish saved Thanksgiving

Has it occurred to anyone that this "Irish ship" story is a joke or satire? It seems a bit "over the rainbow" to me.

I'm reminded of Limerick, Maine, a town I visited in August, 1986, and tried to find out if it had any connection with my native Irish county. The owner of a book store whose wife was a member of the Limerick Historical Society showed me a book which that organization had recently produced. The first page stated that the town was originally called Limebrick but that was changed to Limerick. The next week in the library at 42nd St. % 5th Ave I discovered that Limerick, Maine, was founded in 1774 by James Sullivan, whose namesake father emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, in the 1720s )and also became the father of Revolutionary War General John Sullivan. It appears as though a book of several vvolumes could be written about significant accomplishments of the Irish for which they have NOT received official recognition.

This article reminds me of an experience I had in the town of Limerick, Maine, in Aygust, 1986. In an effort to find out if this town had any connection with my native Irish county, I asked the powner of a local book stote whose wife was a member of the Limerick Historical Society. The store owner showed me a book about that his wefe's organization had recently produced and the first page of this book stated that the original name of the local town was "Limebrick" but soon that name was changed to "Limerick". The following week I discovered in the library at 42nd St. & 5th Ave that Limerick, Maine, was founded by James Sullivan, whose whose namesake father emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, in the 1720s (and also became the father of Revolutionary War General John Sullivan. It appears as though a book of several volumes could be written about singnificant historical which the Irish achieved but were NOT given credit for.

The article would have been more credible with some links to info either form the original article or to specific info at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

In all likelihood, the merchant who sent the ship was one of Elizabethan English colonists, and not Irish.