----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Flanagan" <Liam@cox.net> To: "Patrick Stone" <pstone8@msn.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Re: Return to Ireland > Hypothetical situation: > > Famine in Ireland, 1840's, Thousands flee their Home to go to America, > Australia, England, all over Europe. > > When did all these ships come from to take these psasengers to these ports > ?? > > Did they travel from these distant ports, Empty, to Ireland just to pick > up poor passengers. > > Just as these ships were loaded with goods and supplies for European > markets, they also took on passengers who traveled. > > Look at the CD's listing passengers by ship, dates and age. How many > duplicates of the same named person is listed , the only noticeable > difference is his age when > he traveled. Same birth year, same port, another ship's name, same > destination. > > Example. Mr & Mrs with 3 or 4 children go to America in teh late 1840's. > Some before this date, a lot lot more after this date. > > They work ,grow, and sometimes prosper. The ships are still going to > Ireland, to England, but America had grown up, especially after the Civil > War. More products are being produced, We now have more then we need and > can affoird to sell on the world market again. > > If a ship is sailing, with a partial cargo, a notice is posted of taking > passengers, at a reduced price, to maintain ballast in the ship's hold. > > A lot of Immigrants became sailors and mechant mariners > and worked their way back home, having gained experience in the Navy > during the War. > > The Immigrants took the hardest and low paying jobs when they first > arrived. One of the lowest was as a dock > worker. New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimoer, New York. > > They went back. A lot of them went back home to Ireland. > > There should be made a notice in ALL reference books > for those who choose to trace their family roots. > > "READ THE HISTORY OF YOUR ANCESTOR'S NATIVE LAND FIRST" > > I believe that this is related to Genealogy. > > Bud Flanagan in Arizona