Manuscript, "Atlantic Pacific" by J.J. O'Kelly, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains a notebook with a manuscript draft concerning O'Kelly's voyage to the US. The first section focuses on his sea voyage from Southampton, England; the second on his time on the Eastern seaboard beginning in New York; the third covers the "Wonders of Midwestern America;" the fourth with the wild prairies, the fifth his trek through the Rocky Mountains; the sixth covers Beverley, Seattle, and San Francisco; the seventh deals with two travels in the Western US; the eighth with a lake near Salem, Oregon; and the ninth with crossing on the Pacific from California to various Pacific islands like Hawaii and Pago Pago.
Potentially a draft of what he eventually published as Taistealuidheacht, no Cúrsa na Cruinne.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
Irish
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository