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Life of Patrick Ahern

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    Life of Patrick Ahern

  • Born

    Born

    The day that I was born.
  • Left for America

    Left for America

    I left for America because of poverty in Ireland. Me, my brother, and our parents all left for America at the same time.
  • Arrived in America

    Arrived in America

    Ariving on Ellis Island was a scary thing. A wierd person checked me for all kind of diseases.
  • Finding a job

    Finding a job

    Finding a job in America was hard. Most employers would not hire Irish immigrants.
  • Jobless

    Jobless

    My dad lost his job right before we left for the west.
  • Moving west

    Moving west

    After being in America for over a year, we decided to move west because of umemployment.
  • Arriving in the west

    Arriving in the west

    We arrived in the west by train.
  • settling in the west

    settling in the west

    We race for land in the west and got a great peace of land.
  • Father died

    Father died

  • Moher died

    Moher died

    When Mother died I had to take care of my brother and the farm.
  • Farm lost

    Farm lost

    We lost the farm because we couldn't make it successful. This happened because the government said that the land was ours unless we couldn't make the land profit.
  • The day I died

    The day I died