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Twice an Emigrant
by Bridget Murphy
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 8th December, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-906018-82-5
Price: €14
Threatened with eviction from their Co. Louth farm, Kitty Fogarty’s family went to Belfast and then onward to Scotland. This story tells of her early life as a railwayman’s daughter that ended when she had to return to Louth to fulfil a contract made on her behalf years before.
Her life with another family and the circumstances that compelled her to once again take the emigrant boat.The ups and downs she experienced in New York until she found love and happiness. A happiness that was almost thwarted by the last twist in this captivating tale.
