Memoir of an Irish Pauper who became an American humanitarian

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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