Afternoon Tea at Look Park: Irish Immigration, From Cornelius Merry to Roisin Quinn
Name:
Afternoon Tea at Look Park: Irish Immigration, From Cornelius Merry to Roisin Quinn
Date:
March 20, 2019
Event Description:
Irish Immigration to Northampton, From Cornelius Merry to Roisin Quinn
With W. Michael Ryan
Cornelius was an indentured servant who arrived sometime around 1663 and Rosy arrived in 1982. Only a few Irish reached Northampton before 1840, however during the famine from 1845-1850 they arrived steadily in the area of Florence and Leeds to work in the Mills. Around 1900, the Kerry Irish descended upon the Northampton area and did so steadily until WWII. Ryan’s talk on March 20th will look at what was happening in Northampton from 1949 to 1980. He will then focus on specific clans including: The Dunphys, Foleys, Shannons, Deweys, Garveys, Luceys, O’Donnells, Connors and Cahillanes.
