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Owen O'Callaghan, Belmont, Philadelphia, to his mother Kate O'Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford, 24 August [1884]
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Bailiúchán Callaghan/ O'Callaghan Letters
Bailiúchán Callaghan/ O'Callaghan Letters
Title Owen O'Callaghan, Belmont, Philadelphia, to his mother Kate O'Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford, 24 August [1884]
Description Owen has moved to Belmont, a working-class suburb of Philadelphia, where he joined many other Waterford emigrants. He provides a very good description of the O'Callaghan siblings' jobs, social life, housing, and general contentment. Owen himself was working as a blacksmith's assistant in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, but plans to return to the locomotive works in winter. He reports that brother Patrick came to Philadelphia after his discharge from the U.S. Army; however, although he was very temperate in his habits, Patrick only stayed two weeks and then left for San Francisco. Patrick is glad that his parents are purchasing a "reaping machine," because farm labourers are scarce at home.
Date 24/08/1884
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/1/1/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 5pp
Topic Callaghan/ O'Callaghan Letters
Geographic Belmont,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.
Creator / Author Name Owen Callaghan/ O'Callaghan