Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. S7E3: No Irish Need Apply
- Aired: 2021-02-02
- Time: 20:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan, exploring the experience of their Irish ancestors on America's shores—an experience characterized by sacrifice and religious persecution. Weaving together stories of maids and coal miners, Gates traces the journeys of ancestors who arrived empty-handed from the Emerald Isle and flourished.