Ten Things You Might Not Know About the Irish-- Part 2

3. In  1845, 1 in 50 Bostonians were IRISH-BORN. Ten years later, 1 in 5 were.

4. Friends of a young Dublin musician named PAUL HEWSON started calling him Steinvic von Huyseman, then, just Huyseman, then Houseman. Later they named him after a hearing-aid store, Bonovox of O'Connell Street. Bona Vox is Latin for "good voice." Ultimately, he went with just BONO. He fronted a band called Feedback, then The Hype and finally U2. The rest, as they say, is history.

--Celebrating St. Palladius Day. --Cooter