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Irish John Smith's Journey in 1908

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Irish John Smith’s Journal

Contribution: Pat Byrne

This is as best as I can transcribe this old journal. With age my eyes don’t see as well as they did when I was a young man. Be that as it may, I did not edit this document nor correct any misspellings. I tried to maintain the spelling and grammar as was originally written.

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John Smith, Kimball, So. Dak

Peter F. Smyth, 1202 W Dayton, Madison 181 111 Sat

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June 4, 1908

Left Home arrived in Madison Wis 6^th. Left Madison June 15^th 1908

Arrive in New York June 17^th 1908, very warm, 96.0 in the shade

June 25^th 1908. Left N. J. for Europe on the Stemer Arabick. Pleasant Pasage

June 27^th 1908

June 28^th Sunday, Paintin the Boat Sea Smoth

Arabic II (official name). Sank at sea in 1920. Click to Enlarge.

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Some washing. Playing Cards. Others Sick. Three Priests in Second Class

June 30 1908

The Sea is Rough and Cool to day

July 1^st 1908

Pleasant Sun Shiney weather. Two ships in Sight in the morning

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No Stop no Swich go right a long.

July 2^nd 1908

Stormy morning with rain and Head wind all voyage. Hadnth good nerve

Miste a meal.

July 3^rd 1908

Very fine morning . Sea Calm

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One man died and one child. The man was Bueried at Sea. It was a Sad Seen.

11 o clock A.M. Land in Sight

8 P.M. the Cost of Irland is raugh a good Deal. Like the missoura bluffs from the Ships

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July 4^th 1908

Qunestown the Senery is Splendid from Quenestown. To Dublin. Mowine Abbey. Mallow.

July 5^th 1908

Fine morning. Dublin went to mass to Jesuit Church Herier it is very old Church.

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Saw OConnlls monument and Nelsons. Went a long the Dublin Bay on the Clontaf Rad

Crossed the Liffy River and Kings Canall an a to Phonex Park.

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July 6^th 1908

Pleasant morning Sun Shining. Went to Colage Green. Sat down at the Base of Grattins Monument and went through Tranity Colage and Saw Bryan Baroos Harp. Horn and boks to no end.

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July 7 Pheonix Park.

Forget you no I never saw

As long as I can whistle

I might as well Forget to yell

When I step on a thistle

250 / & Freight, 160 ft base. Wellington … Miss Elizabeth Smi.. John & myself landed in Balabay. Wednesday July 8. 1908 at 18:30 oclock in fore noon.

Peter F Smyth

From Ballabay we went to Monagan roads got there at 5 oclock. From there we went to John Smith.

July 9.

Left Smith for Terry Greenan

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Got there at noon. Stayed there all that day night.

July 10

Left Terrance Greenans to go to John Greenan. Got to John at 8 oclock. In the afternoon we went to Terrecorbit chapel and cemetery. Carne Falg and stayed all night at Johns.

July 11

July 13^th 1908

Went Back to Urcher to say goodby.

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Click to Enlarge (may of John Smith's journey in County Monoghan.)

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July 14^th

Went to see my Cousin E. Greenen in Mill town. Found them all well.

July 15^th 1908

Left my Cousins Smiths for Dundalk to see McPhillips.

July 16^th 1908

Went to see my cousins Peter Greenen .

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In Black Rocks. Fund them all well it was very rainiy.

July 17^th 1908

Morning Bright and Cear. Going to Belfast. We are in Bratanic Gardin. 3 P.M. it is delightful to see the Flours and the walks. Arrive in town 11. a.m.

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July 18. 1908

On Bord Ship to Greeock, Scotland it is a Fine morning

Sun Shining and the Hills Looks fine took train at Greeock to Glasgow the to Edenburow then to Portbello and arrived in my Cousins 2 P.M.

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Went to a dog dog race it was Fine it was grand. Portabello is on Froth.

July 19 1908

Fine morning went to 9 a.m. mass with my Cousin Patrick Smith then went to See my Cousins Margrt & John and the

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