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Specialist expertise in the story of the migration of the peoples of the island of Ireland across the globe.
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Thomas spent the first five years of his life here, before he and his family emigrated to America. In 1870 Thomas Mellon established his banking business which went on to become the Mellon Financial Corporation, one of the world's largest money management firms based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
February 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Thomas spent the first five years of his life here, before he and his family emigrated to America. In 1870 Thomas Mellon established his banking business which went on to become the Mellon Financial Corporation, one of the world's largest money management firms based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Mellon, judge, investor and banker was born on this day in 1813.
"I was born in 1813, on the 3rd of February, at the Camp Hill Cottage on my father's farm, Lower Castletown, parish of Cappagh, county Tyrone, Ireland." @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org
"I was born in 1813, on the 3rd of February, at the Camp Hill Cottage on my father's farm, Lower Castletown, parish of Cappagh, county Tyrone, Ireland." @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Thomas Mellon, judge, investor and banker was born on this day in 1813.
"I was born in 1813, on the 3rd of February, at the Camp Hill Cottage on my father's farm, Lower Castletown, parish of Cappagh, county Tyrone, Ireland." @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org
"I was born in 1813, on the 3rd of February, at the Camp Hill Cottage on my father's farm, Lower Castletown, parish of Cappagh, county Tyrone, Ireland." @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org
Céad míle fáilte to the Derry Girls. This image appears in the Melbourne Advocate in July 1911 and relates to some 34 shirt workers who went to Melbourne to help set up the Welch Margetson Factory there. The workforce in Derry was unmatched and world leading in skill and quality.
February 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Céad míle fáilte to the Derry Girls. This image appears in the Melbourne Advocate in July 1911 and relates to some 34 shirt workers who went to Melbourne to help set up the Welch Margetson Factory there. The workforce in Derry was unmatched and world leading in skill and quality.
The talk will highlight different examples of migration in Ulster related to the textile industry looking at links to America with the "Gilford mill colony" in Greenwich, immigration of Huguenots and Quakers and emigration of 34 Derry shirt workers to Melbourne in 1911.
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The talk will highlight different examples of migration in Ulster related to the textile industry looking at links to America with the "Gilford mill colony" in Greenwich, immigration of Huguenots and Quakers and emigration of 34 Derry shirt workers to Melbourne in 1911.
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM