@mellonmigration.bsky.social
Specialist expertise in the story of the migration of the peoples of the island of Ireland across the globe.
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Authentic voices of emigration in 1968. One interviewee notes the lack of prospects while another notes the lack of activity on the island. Between 145-1848 some 500 islanders left Rathlin. Correspondence from this time can be found on the Irish Emigrant Database -
www.rte.ie/archives/201...
www.rte.ie/archives/201...
Rathlin Island Emigration
Rathlin Island off the Antrim coast is struggling to provide work and social outlets for the younger generation of islanders.
www.rte.ie
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Authentic voices of emigration in 1968. One interviewee notes the lack of prospects while another notes the lack of activity on the island. Between 145-1848 some 500 islanders left Rathlin. Correspondence from this time can be found on the Irish Emigrant Database -
www.rte.ie/archives/201...
www.rte.ie/archives/201...
The talk will highlight different examples of migration in Ulster related to the textile industry looking at links to America with the "Gilford mill colony" in Greenwich, immigration of Huguenots and Quakers and emigration of 34 Derry shirt workers to Melbourne in 1911.
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The talk will highlight different examples of migration in Ulster related to the textile industry looking at links to America with the "Gilford mill colony" in Greenwich, immigration of Huguenots and Quakers and emigration of 34 Derry shirt workers to Melbourne in 1911.
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM