LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA TO IRELAND (1849). PART 1 @eugenedunphy167

LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA TO IRELAND (1849). PART 1 @eugenedunphy167

Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

Eugene Dunphy narrates the contents of a letter written in 1849, in Philadelphia by Irishman John Tyrell to his relative in Queen's County (County Laois), Ireland.

00:00 Sailing to America
02:35 Tyrell about life in Philadelphia

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LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA TO IRELAND (1849). PART 1