LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA TO IRELAND (1849). PART 2. @eugenedunphy167
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA TO IRELAND (1849). PART 2. @eugenedunphy167
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Eugene Dunphy narrates the contents of a letter sent by Irishman Joseph Tyrell, of Queen's County (County Laois, to his brother-in-law at home in 1849. During the Irish Famine, Joseph emigrated to Philadelphia and later to California, where he worked as a gold miner.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Background to Joseph Tyrell
02:05 Joseph's letter
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