Mike Stevens teaches us about the history of Irish coal miners in Schuylkill County back in 1983.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Ireland suffered from an event known as the Great Hunger or the Potato Famine. Ireland at the ...
Mining life also engendered permanent uncertainty ... overcome cultural and economic injustice. In the anthracite coal region, Irish immigrants fled Donegal for a better life.
Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet they did, according to firefighting ...
A County Roscommon tourist attraction has been revealed as the third 'must visit' destination for visitors.
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