There is an old Irish song that starts, "In the year of our lord eighteen hundred and six, we set sail from the cold bay of Cork. We we sailing away with a cargo of bricks for the grand city hall in New York." Seeing your photo of the 1812 city hall made me think of the contibutions made by so many from so many places. THANK YOU for another great read.
I can almost picture my own grandparents' looks of amazement as they passed through NYC in 1922, when the city was in it's "Guilded Age", and the construction of Coney Island Boardwalk was near completion! I wish I knew what my grandparents experienced then. I never paid attention to those details when my grandmother told me about her coming here... 100 years ago.
There is an old Irish song that starts, "In the year of our lord eighteen hundred and six, we set sail from the cold bay of Cork. We we sailing away with a cargo of bricks for the grand city hall in New York." Seeing your photo of the 1812 city hall made me think of the contibutions made by so many from so many places. THANK YOU for another great read.
Give us your tired feet.... what a journey! Complimenti!
Great read! So much history that shouldn’t be forgotten. Thanks!
I can almost picture my own grandparents' looks of amazement as they passed through NYC in 1922, when the city was in it's "Guilded Age", and the construction of Coney Island Boardwalk was near completion! I wish I knew what my grandparents experienced then. I never paid attention to those details when my grandmother told me about her coming here... 100 years ago.
Your beautiful words continue to inspire me. So many of us share a similar story!