Seriously, 'tis not a joke.

1points Posted 1000 days, 18 hours ago by Lizzie_P

Two Irishmen have set up a business selling dirt to nostalgic Irish Americans who want a handful of "the mother country" on their graves. Pat Burke, 27, and Alan Jenkins, 65, have just shipped their first $US1 million ($A1.31 million) load of "official" Irish soil to New York.

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Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/irish-dirt-in-demand/200…

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There is a sentimentality in this story that is truly beautiful.

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