A fellow researcher Jim DOLAN has just published a book on the Irish coming to Scranton Pennsylvania area. It traces the roots of many Sligo/Mayo immigrants to Scranton 1850-1900. It looks at the history of each area and what life was like from day to day. It is informative and interesting. It is a good read and the book is inexpensive. U can obtain more info by going to Jim site _http://sligotoscranton.com/home.html_ (http://sligotoscranton.com/home.html) or _www.sligoto_ (http://www.sligoto) scranton.com Happy Hunting Walt **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Sounds like an interersting book, it's a shame it's not available outside the USA   Michael Burns, England --- On Wed, 17/12/08, WSULLIVW@aol.com <WSULLIVW@aol.com> wrote: From: WSULLIVW@aol.com <WSULLIVW@aol.com> Subject: [IRL-MAYO] The Irish are Coming To: irl-mayo@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 17 December, 2008, 10:01 AM A fellow researcher Jim DOLAN has just published a book on the Irish coming to Scranton Pennsylvania area. It traces the roots of many Sligo/Mayo immigrants to Scranton 1850-1900. It looks at the history of each area and what life was like from day to day. It is informative and interesting. It is a good read and the book is inexpensive. U can obtain more info by going to Jim site _http://sligotoscranton.com/home.html_ (http://sligotoscranton.com/home.html) or _www.sligoto_ (http://www.sligoto) scranton.com Happy Hunting Walt **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message