"katy" wrote in message
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Bart wrote:

I have a photograph of my triple great and great great
grandmother Ann
Davitt when they disembarked in New York...they wore every
scrap of
clothing they owned because they didn't have
luggage...fortunately, 3
great grandfather was already in Minnesaota and had saved
and sent to
Islandeady, Co, Mayo for them....they were lucky and
survived...they
came over on the Caledonia....much sickness was reproted
then,
too....whole thing was horrendous...but not nearly as bad
as the
criminal ships sent to Australia....

or the slave ships.