St Patrick's Day: Irish downturn swells US community

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In the Woodlawn neighbourhood of the Bronx, four in 10 residents have Irish ancestry.

Lately, that number seems to be increasing a little, say store owners and residents there.

A rough Irish economy is driving many families who had returned to Ireland back to this northern part of New York City, and the BBC has gone to take a look.

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