For millions of people, Ireland ended at Cork Harbour. This book tells the story of the great leaving, from the coffin ships of the Famine to the steamships that carried a steady stream out of Cobh. You will follow the emigrants to Grosse-Ile and Ellis Island, meet Annie Moore, the first person processed there, and see how money sent home reshaped the county they left behind. It ends with a practical chapter for descendants on tracing your own Cork ancestors. Written for anyone whose family began here. Illustrated. Digital download (PDF).
For millions of people, Ireland ended at Cork Harbour. This book tells the story of the great leaving, from the coffin ships of the Famine to the steamships that carried a steady stream out of Cobh. You will follow the emigrants to Grosse-Ile and Ellis Island, meet Annie Moore, the first person processed there, and see how money sent home reshaped the county they left behind. It ends with a practical chapter for descendants on tracing your own Cork ancestors. Written for anyone whose family began here. Illustrated. Digital download (PDF).
