An archive of letters and memoirs – painting a personal and intimate picture of the reality of life for thousands of Irish emigrants to North America – will be available to the general public, thanks to a significant grant announced earlier this month Imirce, the University of Galway project, was awarded a grant of $300,000 […] The post Imirce archive of Irish emigrants’ letters supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.
The University of Galway's Imirce project, an archive of Irish emigrants' letters and memoirs, received a $300,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to expand its digital collection, develop teaching resources, enhance data visualization, and conduct research. The archive includes letters from the 1600s to the 20th century, documenting the experiences of Irish emigrants to North America. The project is accepting donations of emigrant letters and memoirs.
