Thank you that genology tour would be fantastic we stayed in sligo last year ,,i will try get a couple of books you mentioned many to bad we didnt know about that famine ship we were threw wexford ,But if no one tells you you never find out these things Sylvia who is learning fast GDAA@aol.com wrote: > If you make it to Ireland, the Dunbrody Famine Ship is worth the visit. It > sits in the harbour at New Ross, Co. Wexford and is also connected with the > Kennedy family and the JFK Arboretum that sits just outside of New Ross. They > do a reenactment of crossing and it really gives you a great perspective on > what it was like for them in these small ships. > > You can check it out at : _www.dunbrody.com_ (http://www.dunbrody.com) > There is a lot of information on this website. > > It is one of the highlights on our genealogy tour in May! > > Ginger Aarons- Garrison, CTC, Director > Time Travel > P.O. Box 4427 > Wilsonville, OR 97070 > 503-454-0897 > tollfree and fax 877-787-7807 > cell 503-421-0029 > _www.timetraveltours.com_ (http://www.timetraveltours.com/) > MEMBERS OF : ASTA, ICTA & CLIA > > > In a message dated 3/19/2009 12:22:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > jeanrice@cet.com writes: > > Hi Donna - "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt (NY>Limerick>NY) is one of my > very favorites. Regarding your query - a couple books come to mind: > > 1. The Irish emigrants fled a land of stunning beauty (Sligo) which could > no longer support their meager lives, to seek refuge in an unknown country > across the perilous seas. Voyages were made from Sligo to New York. An > account of this is found in "In Their Own Words, the Famine in North > Connacht," by Liam SWORDS. This 490-page book published in 2000 contains > diaries and letters of people leaving from the port of Sligo for NY during > the famine years. There are passenger lists from these "coffin" ships and > information on the important role of the Society of Friends (Quakers) during > the famine. Perhaps you can locate a copy. > > 2. Edward LAXTON in "The Famine Ships," pub. 1996, has many fascinating > accounts: Chapters deal with voyages of particular ships and history of > Ireland circa 1840s/50s. "In the summer of 1847, two thousand of LORD > PALMERSTON's tenants sailed from Sligo and others were routed through > Liverpool - all bound for Canada. Henry John TEMPLE, the THIRD VISCOUNT > PALMERSTON, was very much an absentee landlord. As a career politician he > was forced to spend all of his time in London. He became a cabinet minister > in the British government as early as 1809, serving 15 years as Foreign > Secretary, and later still, served two periods as Prime Minister. > Unfortunately, the nine vessels carrying his former tenants from the port of > Sligo were destined to join the ranks of the coffin ships and there was a > subsequent uproar in Canada about the poor condition of the emigrants upon > arrival. Protests flowed to the Colonial Secretary in London, and despite > his lofty position in government, LORD PALMERSTON was officially asked for > an explanation. Though ignorance should not be accepted as a deference, he > deftly switched the blame to his Irish agents Messrs. KINCAID and STEWART, > and their response, in a letter dated February 1, 1848 concluded: "The > emigrants were unfortunately poor and without any means of support except > what they could obtain by their labour, but that was their misfortune not > their fault, and they were both able and willing to work for their bread and > for the support of their family. Notwithstanding the reports from the > authorities in Saint John and Quebec ... very favourable accounts arrive > almost daily to their friends in this country from those who emigrated last > year from LORD PALMERSTON's estate, and that already some of them have been > able to send home money to their friends out of their earnings in the > Colonies." LORD PALMERSTON was one of many who acted in much the same way. > No one sought to deny that landlord emigration meant sending out of Ireland > the tenants who were not wanted because they were too old or ill, or caused > financial problems for their landlords, but good tenants who were young and > healthy, who gave no trouble, who worked the land and paid their rents were > apparently welcome to stay. There were many edges to the sword wielded by > the absentee landlords." ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Marstrander" <donna@marstrander.com> > To: <IRELAND@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 7:08 AM > Subject: [IRELAND] Irish reading material > > > >> Do you know of any good books to read about Irish immigration. I have read >> Frank McCourt books. >> Thanks, >> Donna >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > > > **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220029050x1201385914/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub > leclick.net%2Fclk%3B212974460%3B34272906%3Bh) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >