Hursttim

The Irish life in America

By crivelliadd

  • My Birthday!!

    My Birthday!!
    My name is Seamus. I am glad i was born in march. If i wasn't then my birthday wouldn't be near St. Patricks day. I was born in Galway, Ireland. My family left to come to America because we needed money. We were hoping to be able to have a better life. I am writing this story to tell about my life and how Irish did not have an esay life.

  • Finding a Job

    Finding a Job
    finding a in Buffalo,New York was not as hard as i thought it would be. A person hooked meup with the government for the transcontinental railroad. I had told my family that i had gotten a job but i woul be away for awhile. We were not very happy but i got payed 10 times better than i used to at ireland.

  • Trip to America

    Trip to America
    [ellis island]( • Ellisisland.org)Comeing to America was a big risk, but my family was in a bad situation. So we didn't have much of a choice. When we arived in Ellis Island we were scared. They gave us a lot of examinations. They touched our bodie in weird ways, but we surrvived. After we left Ellis Island we landed in Buffalo New York. We found a place under a bridge to stay.

  • Finished with Railroad

    Finished with Railroad
    We have finished the railroad and now i need another job. Now i live in an apartment with my family. My family and I are living better than i ever thought we would be. We still live in Buffalo, New York. The job I have now is a store cashier. I am making a little bit of money but it is getting us by for now.

  • steel buildings

    steel buildings
    Buffalo is starting to make taller buildings useing steel and these americans are to scared to work up high. Now i am walking on top of steel beams for my family. it pays me a little bit better than the TCRR. The working conditions depends on the weather or how high we are. The wind is the worst thing we deal with. The rain isn't very good ethier because people can easly slip and die.

  • Retired

    Retired
    [context](Scholastic-Interactive Ellis Island Passage)This is the day i retired from my job. We are still well prepared for the rest of our lives. I now have a disease that will probably kill me in a couple years. I have 3 wonderfull kids that are taking over the steel buildings. Now i get to sit at home with my wonderfull wife amy.