Titanic Honors the Irish – Tribute to Miss Bertha Moran

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Hello to ya’! I’m Bertha Bridget Moran, but they call me Bertha back home and at my job. I work at the Peabody Shirt Factory in Troy, New York, makin’ those famous shirts for the Arrow Shirt Company. To claim an inheritance, my brother, Daniel, had to return to our family home in Limerick, Ireland,… Read more »

Titanic Honors the Irish – Tribute to Miss Bridget McDermott

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Ever heard of St. Louis, Missouri? Well, that is where Miss Bridget McDermott was heading in April 1912, when she boarded Titanic. She came from County Mayo, Northern Ireland with a big dream of making a name for herself in America. She would encounter some interesting foreshadowing on her journey to board Titanic. You see,… Read more »