emigration Archives — One Irish Rover

The Armstrong Letter from America

UPDATE - Apologies, I am several weeks behind in emails (nothing new there, says you). I tend to abandon email for periods of time. Sorry, must do better. [caption id="attachment_22211"...

Oregon, 1910, Wilkinson’s Celebrate Golden Wedding

I love looking through old newspapers and books, and finding articles and images that are long since in the public domain (i.e. out of copyright and usable). The long-forgotten stories can then be...

Caution to Emigrants

Update. Apologies, I haven't published anything in recent weeks. September is never easy. There are still some emails that I have not got caught up with as yet. Thanks for the comments. ...

Poem – The Emigrant Ship – 1857, the sadness of leaving Ireland behind

Irish Famine and the Migration to the New World The first mass migration of Irish people to the United States was caused by the famine. The failure in 1850 of Ireland's potato crop, wiped out by a...

Emigration – One Family leaves County Derry for America

Emigration from Ireland to America. John Black and Jane Stewart Black's family left Innisrush, County Derry - Londonderry, for Coney Island, then Philadelphia.

About One Irish Rover

One Irish Rover focuses on the history and the people of the area in Northern Ireland where I grew up i.e. the Portglenone, Kilrea, Maghera and Tamlaght areas, in Counties Derry and Antrim.

My mother took many photos and saved lots of old newspaper cuttings. Many of these appear on this website.

I love to delve through old newspapers, discovering and piecing together local stories. You will find originally researched articles on this website, that aren't available elsewhere. Indeed, many of the old events have been pieced together, using various resources, and are now only being told fully for the first time.

I am also delighted to receive old photos, and stories. Feel free to drop me a line, via the Contact link (in the MENU above). Thanks for all your contributions.