As late as the 1920s, of employed irish-born women in the united states worked as domestics.

81% of employed Irish-born women in the US worked as domestics.

answer; taking up arms to defend the nation;

well that depends on how deep the hole is. you'd first go through te crust of the earth, then the upper mantle, then the lower mantle then the outer core, then the inner cor then you'd be stuck in the core to melt.