Family newspaper archive
264 clippings, 285 people, 95 places. 1820-07-16 to ~2001.
Top people by source count
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)72 sources★
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)20 sources
- Patrick Murphy (my ancestor)15 sources★
- Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (b. ~1883 Michigan; JJM's best friend + Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly)15 sources★
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)11 sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy8 sources★
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)8 sources
- James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)7 sources★
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)6 sources
- Edward Softley6 sources
- Charles H. Gallagher (b. c.1875 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland; d. 28 Aug 1964 Butte, age 89; founder of Wiz-Way Stores; AOH state president)6 sources
- Hannah M. Reynolds5 sources
- Michael R. Mullaney (b. ~1856 Michigan; d. 19 May 1929 Walkerville; Chatham cousin; letter-writer)4 sources★
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)4 sources
- Jeremith J. Lynch (Ballycrovane)4 sources
Top places by source count
- Butte, Montana183 sources
- Ireland58 sources
- County Cork39 sources
- Montana39 sources
- Silver Bow County, Montana34 sources
- Anaconda, Montana33 sources
- Beara Peninsula30 sources
- Centerville (district of Butte)27 sources
- Los Angeles, California20 sources
- Jamestown, North Dakota19 sources
- West Cork18 sources
- Dakota Territory / North Dakota18 sources
- Castletownbere, County Cork17 sources
- Walkerville, Montana15 sources
- Berehaven (Castletownbere)13 sources
Top themes
- irish_american_community (160)
- irish_nationalism (48)
- death (40)
- butte_economic_life (38)
- emigration_from_ireland (29)
- catholic_church_and_politics (27)
- obituary (24)
- mining_west (22)
- irish_language_and_culture (21)
- court_proceedings (21)
- west_cork (20)
- municipal_politics (19)
- st_patrick (13)
- dakota_territory_settlement (13)
- irish_republican_movement (11)
- marriage (10)
- saint_patricks_day_in_america (9)
- politics_butte (9)
- elections (8)
- land_league (7)
Story threads
- Famine to emigration52 sources
- Berehaven Murphys103 sources
- The Reynolds case in the Land League press7 sources
- The Pat-and-Ellen Murphy household — Butte 1887 to LA 198091 sources
- Murphy-Softley and Money Back Store — JJM's Butte retail era 1920-192420 sources
- Butte Irish-American organisational life — Hibernians, Gaelic League, Erin's Daughters, RELA77 sources