Keywords: Galway
Item 103284
The family of Anthony Edward McDonough, Lewiston, ca. 1910
Courtesy of Robert "Rusty" Atwood, an individual partner Date: circa 1910 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 102785
Portland police officer John Newell, ca. 1915
Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"Folks near Galway rescued him. He sent a report back to the ship owners and was given passage back to the States by the Irish government."
