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)

A must read, in my opinion: Meticulously researched in the USA, Ireland and England, "Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-47, Prelude to Hatred," by Thomas & Michael GALLAGHER (1982), is an eloquent, searing, haunting account of the great famine that will shock and move readers while providing a better understanding of the regrettable toxic (past) history between Ireland and England. Area-specific references: 1. D. H. Akenson, "The Irish in Ontario: A Study in Rural History" (1984) 2. D. H. Akenson, "Being Had: Historians, Evidence and the Irish in North America (1985) 3. C. J. Houston and W. J. Smyth, "Irish Emigration and Canadian Settlement: Partners, Links and Letters" (1990). 4. Adams, E., and O'Keeffe, B.B., "Catholic Trails West: The Founding Catholic Families Of Pennsylvania (Vol. 1., St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia), pub. Baltimore by Genealogical Pub. Co. (LDS), 1988. 5. Bannon, T., "Pioneer Irish in Onondaga," pub. London, 1911. 6. Burchell, R. A., "San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880," pub. Manchester Univ. Press, 1979. 7. Callahan, "Irish-Americans and their Communities in Cleveland." 8. Clark, D., "The Irish Relations" (Irish-Americans in Philadelphia), pub.NJ 1982. 9. Clark, D., "The Irish in Philadelphia," pub Philadelphia, 1973. 10. Cullen, J. B., "Story of the Irish in Boston," pub. Boston, 1893. 11. Cushing, J., "Irish Emigration to St. John, New Brunswick, 1847," pub.St. John, 1979. 12. Donovan, G. F., "The Irish in Massachusetts, 1620-1775," pub. St.Louis, 1931. 13. Fanning, C. (ed.), "Mr. Dooley and the Chicago Irish," pub. NY, 1976. 14. Flannery, J. B., "The Irish Texans," pub. San Antonio, 1980. 15. Funchion, M. F., "The Irish in Chicago," pub. Chicago, 1987. 16. Funchion, M. F., "Chicago's Irish Nationalists 1881-1890," pub. NY, 1976. 17. Gearon, M. M., "Irish Settlers in Gardner, Massachusetts," pub.Gardner, 1932. 18. Guerin, T., "The Gael in New France," pub. Montreal, 1946. 19. 'Irish Settlers in early Delaware,' published in "Pennsylvania History," April 1947. 20. Kilkenny, J. F., 'The Irish of Morrow Co. Oregon,' "Historical Quarterly," June 1968. 21. MacDonald, "History of the Irish in Wisconsin in the 19th Century," pub. Washington, 1954. 22. Mackenzie, A. A., "The Irish in Cape Breton," pub. Cape Breton, 1979. 23. Mahony, M. E., "The Irish in Western Pennsylvania," pub. Pittsburgh, 1977. 24. "New England Irish Guide 1987," NLI Ir 973 n 6. 25. Niehaus, E. F., "The Irish in New Orleans 1800-1860," pub. Baton Rouge, 1965. 26. Oberster, W. H., "Texas Irish Empresarios and Their Colonies," pub.Austin, 1953. 27. O'Brien, M. J., "Pioneer Irish in New England," pub. NY 1937. 28. O'Brien, M. J., "In Old New York: Irish Dead in Trinity and St. Paul's Churchyards," pub. NY 1928. 29. O'Brien, M. J. 'Grantees of Land in Virginia,' in "Journal of the American Irish Historical Society," 13, 1913-14. 30. O'Gallagher, M., "St. Patrick's and St. Brigid's, Quebec," pub.Quebec, 1981. 31. Prendergast, T. F., "Forgotten Pioneers: Irish Leaders in Early California," pub. San Francisco, 1942. 32. Punch, T. M., "Some Sons of Erin in Nova Scotia," pub. Halifax, 1980. 33. Quigly, H., "The Irish Race in California and on the Pacific Coast," pub. San Francisco, 1878. 34. Redmond, P. M., "Irish Life in Rural Quebec," Duquesne, 1983. 35. Ryan, D. P., "Beyond the Ballot Box: Boston Irish 1845-1917," pub.London 1983. 36. Stewart, H. L., "The Irish in Nova Scotia," pub. Kentville, 1950. 37. Toner, P. M., "New Ireland Remembered: historical essays on the Irish in New Brunswick," pub. NB 1988. 38. Vinyard, J., "The Irish on the Urban Frontier" - (Irish in Detroit, MI 1850-1880), pub. NY 1976. 39. Williams, H. A., "History of the Hibernian Society of Baltimore 1803-1951," pub. Baltimore, 1951. To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Accounts - Famine Ship Voyages to Canada & Americafrom Ireland > 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. > <snip>