Susan McMahon

Collection: Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library

Date: February 1, 2015; 2015-02-01 Material: Digital image Dimension: 3.9 x 5.7 inches

Creator: Susan McMahon Identifier: aql:18497 susan_mcmahon_portrait susan_mcmahon_portrait.tif

Description: Susan, an Irish immigrant who came by plane by herself, grew up in a family of 11. She lived in Woodside and did housework in the city for a living. She moved to the Bronx with her friends and came back to Woodside when got married. She recalls Woodside having a large Irish presence with bars and dance halls. She is an avid dancer because of her mother.

Title : Susan McMahon

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18449

Creator : Susan McMahon

Date : February 1, 2015; 2015-02-01

Summary/Description : Susan, an Irish immigrant who came by plane by herself, grew up in a family of 11. She lived in Woodside and did housework in the city for a living. She moved to the Bronx with her friends and came back to Woodside when got married. She recalls Woodside having a large Irish presence with bars and dance halls. She is an avid dancer because of her mother.

Subject : Irish American families; Older Irish Americans; Irish Americans; Emigration and immigration

Relation : Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Woodside, Queens, NY Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Ireland Queens (New York, N.Y.) Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Digital image

Format : Digital image; 3.9 x 5.7 inches

Identifier : aql:18497 susan_mcmahon_portrait susan_mcmahon_portrait.tif