The Irish in Haverhill, Massachusetts

James Maroney from Clare. "Capt." Nicholas Costello from Kilkenny. The Lucey and Hodnett sisters from Cork. The many Linnehans from Limerick. Bridget McGovern from Cavan. These were some of Haverhill's Irish. Some came by sailing ship during the years of the Great Famine. Others came by steamship at the end of the century. The immigrants hailed from every part of Ireland, but especially from the province of Munster. They were drawn to Haverhill, Massachusetts, to work in its shoe shops, to cook and clean in its "big houses," and to be laborers for the city. The Irish immigrants settled in every part of Haverhill and put their imprint on the old Yankee town. They built their own churches and schools, joined together in fraternal and religious organizations, elected their fellow Irish to the city government, opened stores, and saw their children become lawyers, doctors, priests, and nuns, as well as professional baseball players. They were a visible presence, and we can view them through this wonderful collection of photographs lovingly preserved by their descendants.

About the author

Dr. Patricia Trainor O'Malley, a professor of history at Bradford College in Bradford, Massachusetts, has also published Bradford: The End of an Era (1996) and Haverhill, Massachusetts: From Town to City (1997).

Product details

• Authors: Dr Patricia Trainor O'Malley, Patricia Trainor O'Malley, Dr Patricia Trainor O'Malley, Ph. D. Patricia Trainor O'Malley
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1998
• EAN: 9780738564289
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-6428-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 231 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: Images of America (Arcadia Pub; Images of America (Arcadia Pub; Images of America
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous