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Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown (Cobh), the port for Cork, for the United States - 1874
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Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown (Cobh), the port for Cork, for the United States - 1874
Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown (Cobh), the port for Cork, for the United States - 1874. Some a buying last-minute trinkets and good luck tokens. Mixture of emotions shown from excitement and expectation to apprehension and sorrow at parting. Engraving
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1874 Buying Cork Emigrants Emigration Excitement Expectation Good Irish Leaving Luck Mixture Parting Port Queenstown Shown Sorrow States United Apprehension Cobh Diaspora Emotions Tokens Trinkets
EDITORS COMMENTS
This evocative engraving captures the poignant moment of Irish emigrants bidding farewell to their homeland as they departed from Queenstown (Cobh), the historic port of Cork, for the United States in 1874. The image is filled with a mixture of emotions, as families and friends huddle together, exchanging last-minute words and tokens of good luck. Children cling to their parents, their faces etched with a mix of excitement and apprehension, while the elderly gaze out at the horizon with a sense of sorrow and longing. The bustling scene at the dockside is a hive of activity, with vendors selling trinkets and souvenirs to the departing emigrants, hoping to make a final sale before their customers embarked on their transatlantic journey. The steamship, a symbol of hope and opportunity, looms large in the background, its smoke stacks billowing out plumes of steam as it readies to set sail for the United States. This poignant scene is a reminder of the rich Irish diaspora that spread across the globe during the late 19th century, driven by economic hardship and the promise of a better life in the New World. The emotions on display are a testament to the human spirit and the enduring bonds of family and community, even in the face of adversity and uncertainty.
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