Widows in the Atlantic World – Page 2 – Irish in the American Civil War

Visualising One Irishwoman’s Experience of the American Civil War Using StoryMap JS

by Damian Shiels
June 21, 2014
Letters & Documents, Microhistory, Pension Files, Social History (Famine Era), Visualisations & Mapping, Widows in the Atlantic World, Women's History
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As most of you are aware by now, I am constantly looking at new techniques to visualize the Irish experience of the American Civil War. My latest foray into this area has been with StoryMap JS, a free tool developed...

Visualising the Impact of the American Civil War in Ireland with Palladio

by Damian Shiels
May 31, 2014
Resources, Social History (Famine Era), Transatlantic Connections, Visualisations & Mapping, Widows in the Atlantic World, Women's History
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I have been building a database of information relating to the 219 U.S. military pensioners who were recorded as living in Ireland in 1883. These pensioners and their families have been the topic of numerous posts on the site and...

'Remember me to all the folks': The Last Letter to a Limavady Woman from her Husband

by Damian Shiels
March 26, 2014
Letters & Documents, Microhistory, Pension Files, Social History (Famine Era), Transatlantic Connections, Widows in the Atlantic World, Women's History
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Widow’s Pension Files often contain extremely poignant information. As women sought to prove their connections to their deceased spouse, they sometimes had to submit what must have been extremely treasured possessions to the Pension Agency. For Sarah Jane Cochran of...

Dependent Father: How one Irish Brigade Soldier's Service Helped an Elderly Man in Rural Tipperary

by Damian Shiels
December 13, 2013
Letters & Documents, Microhistory, Pension Files, Social History (Famine Era), Transatlantic Connections, Widows in the Atlantic World
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Each month for much of the 1880s the octogenarian Timothy Durick travelled from his home in Lackamore, Castletownarra, Co. Tipperary to the nearby town of Nenagh. He made the journey to visit the Post Office and collect his pension, which...