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Kerby A. Miller's transcript of the 'Ann McNabb' memoir, as well as a photocopy of the original version published in 1905. McNabb was born around 1840 near Limavady, County Derry and emigrated to Philadelphia in the early 1850s, following her sister who sent money home for the passage. McNabb's memoir appeared as, 'Ann McNabb memoir, from ""The Story of an Irish Cook""' in The Independent 58, No. 2939 (30/03/1905), and recounts her life and family in Ulster before emigrating, the journey to America, her life as a domestic servant and cook for a wealthy family in Philadelphia, her parents coming to join her in America, property ownership for herself and her sister, and some details of the lives of other family members.'
Miller writes, 'Ann McNabb's story was published in 1905, in a Progressive-Era series on US working-class lives, in a long-defunct magazine. It's excellent in that it's an account of the author's entire life, and of many family members. Excellent, also, in that the author was a woman who worked her entire life (as did her sister) as a domestic servant in the homes of affluent families in Philadelphia. Nice description, albeit brief, of the Famine and of her mother's response-to emigrate. Excellent on how young female "greenhorns," coming from impoverished environments, learned how to please wealthy or bourgeois American "mistresses" in domestic service.' Through his research, Miller also came to believe that 'Ann McNabb' was most likely a pseudonym used by the journal, but also writes, 'two scholar informants (Michael Montgomery, an expert on "Ulster Scots" dialect, and Peggy Lynch Brennan, an expert on Irish domestic servants in the US) have advised me that they believe McNabb's "memoir" to be "authentic," albeit obviously the result of a journalist's notes of an interview with McNabb.'
[This memoir contains outdated attitudes or language that does not reflect the current views or positions of the University of Galway Library. Reader discretion is advised.] Materials related to the "Ann McNabb" memoir. McNabb was born around 1840 near Limavaddy, County Derry and emigrated to Philadelphia in the early 1850's, following her sister who sent money home for the passage. McNabb's memoir appeared as, 'Ann McNabb memoir, from "The Story of an Irish Cook"' in The Independent, Vol. 58, No. 2939 (March 30, 1905), and recounts her life and family in Ulster before emigrating, the journey to America, her life as a domestic servant and cook for a wealthy family in Philadelphia, her parents coming to join her in America, property ownership for herself and her sister, and some details of the lives of other family members. Professor Kerby A. Miller writes, 'Ann McNabb's story was published in 1905, in a Progressive-Era series on US working-class lives, in a long-defunct magazine. It's excellent in that it's an account of the author's entire life, and of many family members. Excellent, also, in that the author was a woman who worked her entire life (as did her sister) as a domestic servant in the homes of affluent families in Philadelphia. Nice description, albeit brief, of the Famine and of her mother's response-to emigrate. Excellent on how young female "greenhorns," coming from impoverished environments, learned how to please wealthy or bourgeois American "mistresses" in domestic service.' Through his research, Miller also came to believe that 'Ann McNabb' was most likely a pseudonym used by the journal, but also writes, 'two scholar informants (Michael Montgomery, an expert on "Ulster Scots" dialect, and Peggy Lynch Brennan, an expert on Irish domestic servants in the US) have advised me that they believe McNabb's "memoir" to be "authentic," albeit obviously the result of a journalist's notes of an interview with McNabb.' Included are a typed transcript and photocopy of the published memoir from The Independent, census research, copies of secondary resource materials, and Kerby A. Miller's research notes.
Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images.
Individual portrait style photographs taken outside of Anna Allen. Photographs taken of President Mary Robinson and her husband Nick Robinson at the Fleadh Cheoil. Michael D Higgins also photographed at the Fleadh.
Anna Cashell, Ben Cashell and Sophie Cashell. Concert held at the Aula Maxima, National University of Ireland, Galway and staged for the members of Music for Galway. Includes printed concert programme with details of works performed from Schumann, Bach, Chopin, Prokofiev, Wieniawski and Granados; a list of all members of Music for Galway and biographies of the musicians
Printed programmes from "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy, produced by The Theatreworks Company in association with the Samuel Beckett Centre, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, directed by Michael Caven.
"Typescript draft of song entitled ""Anna Mhór"", from Mrs. McCauley, Éadab Ionfath, Ó Máille 537, index 424."
"Handwritten and typescript drafts of ""Anna Ní"", including from Mrs. Brickley; from Conall Mac Niallgais, Sealgán; from Mrs. Hackett, written by Taghag Ó Tiomanaidhe. Index 352 and 329."
Typed manuscript of Anna Ryan's 'Where the Land Meets the Sea'. A page of Robinson's handwritten notes, and a cover slip from Emma Gallon of Ashgate Publishing, thanking Tim for offering to endorse the book.
File includes notes, drawings and information on the Annagh Sword, Co. Mayo. Includes drawing of the sword with annotation on features made by Bernard Freyne; Correspondence between Joseph Raftery of the National Museum, Dublin, Etienne Rynne, Thomas Rea, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo (finder of the sword), Bernard Freyne, discussing varying matters such as the discovery of the sword, its provenance, ownership, sale, and transfer to the National Museum, Dublin. Also extracts of Ordnance Survey map for Co. Mayo outlining the area of the object's location.