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Owen O'Callaghan, Philadelphia, to his brother, Thomas O'Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford, 12 December 1884
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Collection Callaghan/ O'Callaghan Letters
Collection Callaghan/ O'Callaghan Letters
Title Owen O'Callaghan, Philadelphia, to his brother, Thomas O'Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford, 12 December 1884
Description Very good on Irish immigrant assimilation: one of his sisters, Maggie, has become a "regular Yank", so that one could scarcely tell she was not a native. Excellent on Irish Catholic temperance and beneficial societies in Philadelphia; also on the current, pervasive labour disputes and strikes there. Laments the heavy emigration from the Kilmacthomas area, especially given the sharp reductions in employment during the prevailing winter months. Remarks on evictions and Land League activities in southeast Munster; also mentions horses, horse-racing, and fox-hunting at home.
Date 12/12/1884
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.
Creator / Author Name Owen Callaghan/ O'Callaghan