Grandma Sheehan sent money to Philomena and Delia.They bought
the tickets, found a steamer trunk at the St.Vincent de Paul Society,
hired a van to take us to the pier in Manhattan, put us on the ship, said
Good-bye and good riddance, and went away.
The ship pulled away from the dock. Mam said,Thats the Statue of
Liberty and thats Ellis Island where all the immigrants came in.Then
she leaned over the side and vomited and the wind from the Atlantic
blew it all over us and other happy people admiring the view. Passen-
gers cursed and ran, seagulls came from all over the harbor and Mam
hung limp and pale on the ships rail.home the money from the Labour
Exchange and you dont have to be running around to pubs to find
them.
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