The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut

July 19, 2015 9:59 AM

Another of the dead of Duffy's Cut is being reburied in Ireland. Archaeological and historical work near Malvern, Pennsylvania has located the shantytown where 57 Irish immigrants died in 1832. Originally eight deaths were attributed to cholera, but papers located by the grandson of a railroad executive suggested the encampment was larger. Now we know that some of the victims were killed, possibly after escaping a quarantine, and their bodies are slowly being returned home. NYT article from 2010. Six-minute YT trailer for an Irish documentary (in English).
posted by immlass (3 comments total)

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posted by lester's sock puppet at 3:20 PM on July 19, 2015

I wonder if this will appease the ghosts.
posted by angrycat at 4:52 AM on July 20, 2015

Smithsonian, 2010: Ireland's Forgotten Sons Recovered Two Centuries Later.
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:27 AM on July 20, 2015