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Daniel T. Shehan, Toronto, Canada to his parents, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, 10 August [1842 or 1843?]
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Shehan Letters
Title Daniel T. Shehan, Toronto, Canada to his parents, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, 10 August [1842 or 1843?]
Description Shehan relays that he, Margarett and the children are in a good state of health and thankful his father got his previous letter (with money apparently) but sadly notes he will not ever see him again. He describes his difficulty travelling around getting employment while leaving his wife and child with friends. He considered building a shop and small farm but "upper Canada is as bigoted as the black north [of Ireland]". He subsequently did elsewhere and became "a freeholder" with "plenty of work". He encourages his sister Margret to join them even as he could not pay her expenses and that of his child, to travel to them the previous summer.
Date 10/08/1843
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/2/2/1, p155/2/2/2
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 15pp
Topic Shehan Letters
Geographic Toronto,Ontario,Canada,Ballylongford,Kerry (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen forties
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Title by Professor Kerby Miller and description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name Daniel Thomas Shehan