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	Podcast:		Documentary on One - RTÉ Documentaries
	Episode:		A Letter Home
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:41:49
	Publish Date:		2024-11-01 03:00:53
	Description:		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 reveals the stories of these Irish emigrants , their loves losses lives and deaths in search of a new life, from the silver mines of Colorado to Jazz age Hollywood via head-hunters in the Amazon forest. Narrated and produced by Tim Desmond (2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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