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From the late 1600s, in the age of the sailing ships, to the onset of the Second World War in 1939, when the last transatlantic steamer sailed from the port, Derry was one of the principal emigration ports in Ireland.
So we’re officially very old indeed! In fact, the Derry Journal is now the second oldest paper still in existence in Ireland and the oldest regional paper. But we might never have got here as the paper also carries the curious distiniction of being the only newspaper ever to be banned in the north and the south of Ireland post-Partition...
Recognize This Ship? Painting of one ship of the McCorkell Line, based in Derry in the 18th and 19th centuries. By Irish America Staff It could be the same vessel that carried your ancestors to America. It is one of a collection of 11 paintings of the McCorkell Shipping Line in Derry. The McCorkell line was operated and owned by William McCorkell & Co., Ltd. from 1778 to 1897 for the principal purpose of carrying passengers to the Americas. Unlike the infamous “coffin ships,” cargo vessels hastily outfitted to transport passengers, the McCorkell ships established a reputation for honesty...