The Lads: Erin's Far-flung Exiles

by Lawrence Kelleher

Due to circumstances beyond their control, some of the O'Kelleher cousins landed in Boston, while the other cousins ended up in New Orleans. With the promise of a better life, and seeking the many opportunities that America offered its immigrants, the O'Kelleher family fought the prejudices of the entrenched Protestant majority in the north, and through their own devices, sacrifice, and hard work, they became successful Irish-Americans.

The Irish-Catholic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595351840
• ISBN13: 9780595351848
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"