Letters to Bridget Hughes

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Letters to Bridget Hughes

1846-approximately 1850

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1005

This collection contains letters to Bridget Hughes, a mid-nineteenth century immigrant to America from Ireland, from her Hughes and McConville family in Ireland. The letters discuss both family news and general events, but are particularly noteworthy for their documentation of the economic and social impact of the Irish Famine.

0.25 Linear Feet, 1 container

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11677214

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Hughes, Bridget

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Bridget Hughes was the daughter of Daniel and Mary (McConville) Hughes. Both the Hughes and McConvilles were Catholic families living in Creenkill, County Armagh in the north of Ireland. In 1846, Hughes emigrated to the United States with her aunt, Ellen McConville, to escape the Great Famine. They arrived in Boston and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, where their male relatives joined them between 1848 and 1849. Most of the family moved to the American midwest, seeking farmland. The Hughes se...