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,That’s the Statue of Liberty and that’s 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 ship’s rail.home the money from the Labour Exchange and you don’t have to be running around to pubs to find them. 46