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Keywords: Galway

Historical Items

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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

Item 103017

Portland railroad worker Lawrence Newell, ca. 1905

Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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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Site Page

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."