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.