The Keegans of Bray: Reconstructing the Story of A Famine-Era Emigrant Family

Originally posted on Irish in the American Civil War:

Regular readers will be aware that I have become captivated by using Widow and Dependent Pension Files to reconstruct the stories of mid-19th century Irish emigrant families. Naturally, given the material available, these stories can never be more than partial, incomplete windows into aspects of their lives, and need to be treated as such. Nonetheless, I believe the files offer the best opportunity to follow many of these Famine-era emigr...