Elena

The McNally's decided to leave Ireland for the U.S.

after dealing with more than a decade of the potato famine and the oppressive British occupation in Ireland.

So they said bye.

That'll do it.

They arrived in Philadelphia in 1867, and they left part of their family in Ireland, which was very common.

Yeah.

And they were hoping to make enough money that they could send for the rest of their family.

Yeah, I feel like that happens so frequently.

So often.

Now, once they got there, John McNally found a job as a laborer, and Pam got a job as a barmaid in a pub owned by family friends, the McQuillans.

They'll come back.

Super Irish.

Remember them.

Okay, McQuillans.

They were actually doing pretty well financially, but they were working their butts off.

And with this influx of income, they were able to send for the rest of their children to come live with them pretty quickly, which was great.

Yeah.

Within a few years, John and Pam had not only saved enough money to bring all their family over from Ireland, but also to relocate them to a less densely populated region of the Northeast, eventually settling in Newburgh, New York in 1872.

All right.

Making moves.