December 29th, 1932Ninety years ago, the Irish diaspora in America was dealing with a harsh economic landscape. Nevertheless, reports from The Irish Times throughout the 1930s illustrate how emigrants were helping their families in Ireland by sending money home. In addition to this amount, American money orders of a total value of over £2,000 were cashed by shop-keepers and the local banks. “A large portion of this huge mail was for Connaught,” the report said, “and included letters from Irish exiles in America containing Christmas money orders for their relatives at home.”On December 21st, 1932, another report about money from America focused on Galway. “American money order advices for the County Galway received up to the present number 7,200, and average £4 2s.

Source: The Irish Times June 30, 2019 04:52 UTC