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Title
Memoir of an Irish Pauper who became an American humanitarian
Subject
Recollections of his childhood in Callan Workhouse (1842-50) and an account of his life as an adult
Description
This is the extraordinary memoir of 20 years old John Logan Power who spent 8 years as a pauper in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, Workhouse 1842-1850. It was written in New Orleans four years after he travelled to America alone in a 'coffin ship' at the age of 16 in 1850.
Creator
John Logan Power
Publisher
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
Date
1842-1850
Contributor
Joseph Kennedy, Callan Heritage Society
Rights
Kilkenny County Council Library Service, all rights reserved
Language
English
Type
Scanned PDFs