Ireland recreates the immigrant experience

Trace your Irish ancestry with help from three popular tourist attractions in Ireland: the Guinness Storehouse’s archives, the replica of the Jeanie Johnston ship and the Cobh Heritage Centre.

BY SHEILA SOBELL AND RICHARD N. EVERY | Published: May 8, 2011

In the archives of the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, German filmmaker Martin Duffy has been studying the employee records of relative Jack Carruthers, who started his career as a cooper at Guinness in 1945. But sleuthing the family tree also revealed fascinating insights into the social history of Ireland in the 1940s, the lives of non-skilled laborers and the people and events that lead to the emergence of the trade union movement.

photo - Below deck on the Jeanie Johnston in Dublin, Ireland, where visitors can research geneaology and learn about emigrants who left Ireland for North America.Photo provided by Richard N. Every

Below deck on the Jeanie Johnston in Dublin, Ireland, where visitors can research geneaology and learn about emigrants who left Ireland for North America.Photo provided by Richard N. Every

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