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John Kirwan, New York, letter published in the Kilkenny Journal, 1 December 1875
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Collection Kirwan Letter
Title John Kirwan, New York, letter published in the Kilkenny Journal, 1 December 1875
Description Alarmed at the large numbers arriving into America, John Kirwan, an offical at Mutual Gaslight Co. in New York city, is writing via the Kilkenny Journal, warning would-be emigrants against relocating to the city due to the endemic unemployment among Irish emigrants there. He claims that corruption in business and unemployment has seen many Irish reduced to poverty and begging even after years of toil, who would return home to Ireland if they had the means.
Date 01/12/1875
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/33/4
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 2pp
Topic Kirwan Letter
Geographic New York City,New York (state),United States,Kilkenny,Kilkenny (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen seventies
Genre Transcript
Note Title and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name John Kirwan