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Life of Patrick Ahern
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Born
The day that I was born. -
Left for America
I left for America because of poverty in Ireland. Me, my brother, and our parents all left for America at the same time. -
Arrived in America
Ariving on Ellis Island was a scary thing. A wierd person checked me for all kind of diseases. -
Finding a job
Finding a job in America was hard. Most employers would not hire Irish immigrants. -
Jobless
My dad lost his job right before we left for the west. -
Moving west
After being in America for over a year, we decided to move west because of umemployment. -
Arriving in the west
We arrived in the west by train. -
settling in the west
We race for land in the west and got a great peace of land. -
Father died
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Moher died
When Mother died I had to take care of my brother and the farm. -
Farm lost
We lost the farm because we couldn't make it successful. This happened because the government said that the land was ours unless we couldn't make the land profit. -
The day I died