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Daniel T. Shehan to his parents, March 7, 1845
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Collection Shehan Letters
Title Daniel T. Shehan to his parents, March 7, 1845
Description This letter's transcription partly contains the same contents as Daniel T. Shehan's letter to his parents, 10 August [1842 or 1843?]. Despite his own involvement, he approvingly notes the fading away of provinical enmity among Irish labourers on public works, which used to involve conflcit between Munster "or Corkonians as they call themselves against the rest of Ireland otherwise Connaughts or far downs as they stile [style] themselves". After the "orange boys" inserted one of their own into Shehan's log house, he moved to three miles from the town of Barry at Lake Simcho, purchasing a "snug shop" and building a house, despite being surrounded by "orange and Scotch men". His wife had another daughter, Margaret (with his sister Bessie being a sponsor). Shehan enquires about the politics at home, including [Daniel] O'Connell's imprisonment and notes, "It is curious how some people in this Country represent themselves to their friends at home by misrepresenting themselves saying how happy they are" and would not "advise any person to come to this country". He also laments that his family did not receive his third letter and asks after his daughter Mary.
Date 07/03/1845
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/2/2/1, p155/2/2/2
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 36pp
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