Skyelyte
Old Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Waterbury CT
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This is an older photo from my archives that it appears I have not posted. This is an old Irish Catholic cemetery from the original Irish settlers in the area.
"Irish Immigration in Waterbury, CT
Irish immigration is well known to have played an important role in the "Peopling of America", but the impact of Irish immigration specific to the city of Waterbury, CT has not been very well documented.
Given the impact that many different immigrant groups played in the development of Waterbury, it is no surprise that Irish immigration was heavily criticized by other ethnic groups in 20th century Waterbury.
The Abrigador section of Waterbury, now just a fraction of its original size, was dominated by Irish immigrants. A January 1995 Republican-American newspaper article quoted Waterbury resident William Fitzpatrick, "This was an All-Irish area and you couldn't cross the Baldwin Street Bridge unless you were Irish or you'd get stoned to death. My father used to tell me that story, but I don't think it was true." Certainly this was a tale that grew with time, but what 21st century residents now know as Hamilton Avenue was once called Dublin Street. The widening of Interstate-84 in the 1970s all but destroyed the once-thriving neighborhoods. Today the area is best known as the home to the 'Cross on the Hill' at Holyland USA."
source- www.lynchonline.com/irish_immigration.html
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None of my images may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, manipulated or used on websites, blogs or other media or used in any way without my explicit written permission. Thank you!
Old Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Waterbury CT
My photography is now available for purchase on my store site. If anyone is interested in anything and they don't see it on my site, please contact me here on Flickr mail or on my website email service and I can add it to my store. Thank you for looking!
fineartamerica.com/profiles/linda-rasch.html
This is an older photo from my archives that it appears I have not posted. This is an old Irish Catholic cemetery from the original Irish settlers in the area.
"Irish Immigration in Waterbury, CT
Irish immigration is well known to have played an important role in the "Peopling of America", but the impact of Irish immigration specific to the city of Waterbury, CT has not been very well documented.
Given the impact that many different immigrant groups played in the development of Waterbury, it is no surprise that Irish immigration was heavily criticized by other ethnic groups in 20th century Waterbury.
The Abrigador section of Waterbury, now just a fraction of its original size, was dominated by Irish immigrants. A January 1995 Republican-American newspaper article quoted Waterbury resident William Fitzpatrick, "This was an All-Irish area and you couldn't cross the Baldwin Street Bridge unless you were Irish or you'd get stoned to death. My father used to tell me that story, but I don't think it was true." Certainly this was a tale that grew with time, but what 21st century residents now know as Hamilton Avenue was once called Dublin Street. The widening of Interstate-84 in the 1970s all but destroyed the once-thriving neighborhoods. Today the area is best known as the home to the 'Cross on the Hill' at Holyland USA."
source- www.lynchonline.com/irish_immigration.html
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
©Skyelyte Photography™ Copyright, All Rights Reserved
None of my images may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, manipulated or used on websites, blogs or other media or used in any way without my explicit written permission. Thank you!