There was a large migration from Westmeath to the Port of New York, USA and most people seem to have sailed from Liverpool. I recall reading somewhere that Irish immigrants were required to leave from an English port. Be sure to check all the ships lists of passengers on the internet. Those who transcribe these lists for the rest of us are doing a great service. ----- Original Message ----- From: t.cleaver <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 4:54 AM Subject: Re: [Irl-Westmeath] Emigration in 1869 & Boer War 1900s & Newspapers > Colindale in North London has all the newspapers for Eire for this > century > Regards > Theresa > > Maire Bound wrote: > > > > Three topics: > > > > 1) Emigration in 1869/70/71 - Does anyone have information on emigration > > from Westmeath in these years? I am interested to hear of usual port of > > departure in Ireland for Westmeath emigrants and whether Argentina or North > > America were favoured destinations in these years. My greatgrandparents > > left Mullingar during these years and returned to Ireland later. Details > > known are few. > > > > 2) My grandfather is believed to have joined the British Army and may have > > fought in the Boer War in the 1900s. We have very little information and > > would be interested to hear if others from Mullingar went to South Africa > > also or India during the early 1900s. > > > > 3) Newspapers - Anyone with knowledge of local newspapers in print for > > Mullingar Area during the1840s? > > > > Many Thanks > > Maire > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html >