Owen O'Callaghan, Philadelphia, to sister Maggie Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford, 17 September [1883]
Description
This is the first letter in which Owen writes his surname as O'Callaghan. Owen reports that he is working as a labourer at a very large locomotive works (probably Baldwin's locomotive factory), where most of the workers are Irish. Has just received $7.00 from brother Patrick, to enable him to join the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH). Owen remarks on how many Waterford emigrants are in Philadelphia, but he doesn't like the city: it was a "bad place," where there was not much pleasure or social life except walking the streets or going to the park. Believed that Ireland offered much more enjoyment, although fewer jobs and less money, than America. Mentions Land League activities at home.
Date
17/09/1883
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/1/1/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
5pp
Topic
Callaghan/ O'Callaghan Letters
Geographic
Philadelphia (city),Philadelphia (county),Pennsylvania,United States,Fallagh (townland),Kilmacthomas,Waterford (county),Ireland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen eighties
Genre
Transcript,Reproduction
Note
Transcript, title and description by Professor Kerby Miller. Colloquial place name 'Fallow' is captured as contemporary 'Fallagh (townland)' in location metadata fields. Surname 'Callaghan' sometimes appears as 'O'Callaghan' across letters in this series.