not a myth, although popularly touted as a myth by people to whom this fact is inconvenient. it&#x27;s very easy to google examples of racism towards irish and italian immigrants.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com.au&#x2F;search?q=irish+need+not+apply&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj3_NvU0KzMAhVIKpQKHRDbC-YQ_AUIBygB&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=955" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com.au&#x2F;search?q=irish+need+not+apply&amp;sour...</a><p>here&#x27;s where the &quot;myth myth&quot; started and was easily debunked by a high school student<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.irishcentral.com&#x2F;roots&#x2F;history&#x2F;High-school-student-disproves-professors-theory-that-No-Irish-Need-Apply-signs-never-existed.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.irishcentral.com&#x2F;roots&#x2F;history&#x2F;High-school-studen...</a>