Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . gra-tion from the Emerald Isle has been toward its shores. And these Celticsettlers have furnished in all communities throughout the United Statesmen who have pro^ed ^•aluable factors in their development. Theirstout hearts, strong and willing hands and natural business acumen havebeen everywhere in evidence. Among the number of these in Berkshirecounty was the gentleman whose name introduces these memoirs. He was born September 9, 1827, in the town of Glin. county Lim-erick, Ireland, whe
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . gra-tion from the Emerald Isle has been toward its shores. And these Celticsettlers have furnished in all communities throughout the United Statesmen who have pro^ed ^•aluable factors in their development. Theirstout hearts, strong and willing hands and natural business acumen havebeen everywhere in evidence. Among the number of these in Berkshirecounty was the gentleman whose name introduces these memoirs. He was born September 9, 1827, in the town of Glin. county Lim-erick, Ireland, where he recei^•ed a rudimentary education and masteredshoe-making, and with this trade as his sole capital embarked in 1847for America, temporarily locating in Albany, New York. The following year (1848) he came to Pittsfield, Massachusetts,and found immediate employment with the Weller Brothers, John andPrederick, who then practically monopolized the making of boots andshoes in Pittsfield. This connection continued a period of ten years,when, with money saved from his wages and an ample fund of ex-.
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