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Hi Victoria,
Overall, I think the exhibit does a really good job describing the differences between the two churches serving the Irish community in the Village, and the different attributes of the Irish community by extension. I found the writing style approachable and appropriate. Most of my specific suggestions below are related to additional information that I would have found helpful, as someone new to the topic of the Irish in the Village. I look forward to seeing how these pages tie into the exhibit's broader narrative.
“Mother Church”
I think it would be helpful to explain a little bit more about how the Catholic Church structured parishes and ethnicity. Did all five parishes cut out of St. Joseph's serve Irish congregations? This might just be a curiosity that I have after scanning pictures from an Italian parish in the Village, but it might further explain the connection between the churches and national identity. A map of the parish over time could also be an interesting possibility to consider.
“Most Prosperous Parish”
Since you use this church as an opportunity to discuss the Church's community-building aspect, it might be good to include a picture of members of a sodality or activity through the Lyceum, and give a visual representation of the human side of the church. Regardless, it might be good to add a second image to this page to even out the text-visual ratio.
St. Veronica's
I found myself curious about why the archdiocese created St. Veronica's. A sentence or two about this would be helpful for understanding what was happening here, especially if it spoke to larger trends in the Irish community. Was it population growth? Church politics? Regardless, it would give greater depth to understanding trends in the community and how its church functioned. I thought the commentary on class dynamics between the different parishes was very interesting.
As a general technical note, across pages, it looks like there might have been an issue with your space bar, as many words lack spaces between them.