Research Topic

Irish Immigrants

Irish immigrants played a central role in the early labor history of Jefferson County, WV, especially around Harpers Ferry, where they worked in quarries, infrastructure construction, and local industry.

This topic appears in 56 indexed records between 1824 and 1923.
56 Indexed Records
1824 Earliest Record
1923 Latest Record
Ireland Strongest Location
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August 1, 2023

Wars of the Irish – Creed Murdered At Point of Rocks

WARS OF THE IRISH. We are deeply concerned to learn, that three murders, of the most foul and inhuman character, were perpetrated on Friday and Saturday night, on the line of the Canal, near the Point […]
August 1, 2023

Governor Wise Addresses the Democratic Hibernian Club

Governor Wise Addresses the Democratic Hibernian Club of Richmond. Last evening by invitation, says the Richmond Whig, 30th ult., Governor Henry A. Wise addressed the Hibernian Democratic Club of Richmond. He commenced speaking just after 9 […]
July 27, 2023

Shamrock, winning song.

MR. GALLAHER, Mr. Toohey, the Editor of the “Shamrock,” New York, lately offered the Shamrock for the next three years, free of postage, as a premium to the author of the best song suitable to the […]
December 12, 2020

Steamboats from Ireland to the United States

December 10, 2020

Feeding Pigs on Car Wheels

N. P. Willis in a recent letter, detailing a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Road, thus mentions a novelty in keeping swine: “And by the way, there is another novelty of railway sustenance, which I […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1860s 12 records
1830s 11 records
1850s 7 records
1840s 6 records
1820s 4 records
1920s 2 records