Matamoras Minute: Irish immigration | News, Sports, Jobs
John Miller Photo provided by John Miller. The picture shows the downriver house of the two brick homes built in 1834 by the Collins and Ewarts below Matamoras on State Route 7. Descendants of the families still live there. Attention will turn to the topic of the history of the Irish in the Matamoras area. That group of immigrants brought with them a colorful culture combined with a religious strength and the skill of storytelling. They often took farms near to town which were along the river or high on the hillsides with a panoramic view. An extremely early family name from Ireland was Colli...
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