# A Letter Home

An episode of [Documentary on One Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/107923803), 1 Nov 2024, 42 min.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/c7d3b33c-f943-4afb-8665-b0b200e579f7/fc4fa259-0599-486a-87be-b24900bf29c3/9fd107d9-b0af-4d06-9e6b-b24900bf513e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=40d01f96-e404-4786-ad12-b24900bf29df

Over the centuries, millions of people emigrated from the island of Ireland to the United States. Every one of those people left someone behind as they went to find a better life in a new land. The only way to stay in touch with family and friends was through a letter home and millions were written and sent back and forth over time. Now a new archive at University of Galway reveals the stories of these Irish emigrants as they went in search of a new lives from the silver mines of Colorado to Jazz age Hollywood via head-hunters in the Amazon forest. Dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century, this archive contains over 7,000 letters. Credits: Narrated and produced by Tim Desmond. Additional recording by Pat McGrath. Readings By Patrick Dunne, Jan Ní Fhlanagain, Goretti Slavin, Muireann Ahern, Louis Lovett, Damien Ó Dónaill Paula Sheilds and Shauna McGreevy.(2024) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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