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* Ireland has had a Jewish community since at least the 13th century.
** But then, which country hasn't? Even Vatican City has had its share of Jewish popes and cardinals -- besides the obvious Peter, many sources recall the scholar-Pope Sylvester II/Gerbert d'Aurillac as being of Jewish descent.
** That was more than likely used as an insult, as the prevailing attitude of the time was that Jews were 'Christ killers' and thus [[
* Colin Quinn has recently done a one man show on Broadway, directed by Jerry Seinfeld.
* [[Averted Trope|Contrary to popular belief]], Prohibition-era gangsters Dion O'Banion and Earl "Hymie" Weiss were not this trope. Weiss was actually a Catholic.
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