- Dates
- 1964-11-23 – circa 1964-11
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Mountcharles, Ireland
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographycommunity
Summary
The November 1964 Beaver Beacon printed a November 23 letter from Hugh Harley of County Donegal, Ireland, seeking names, origins, migration reasons, and priestly history for Beaver Island’s Irish settlers. Harley said he might use the material in an Irish newspaper column and also asked about the island’s air service and runways.
Evidence and limits
This is a published historical inquiry, not evidence that a column or later correspondence followed. It does not identify the source of the promotional mailing or establish a response, publication, or new Irish-settlement record.
Sources
- Prints Hugh Harley’s November 23 letter from Tantallon/Mountcharles, County Donegal, asking for names and origins of Beaver Island’s Irish settlers, reasons for their migration, serving priests, and information about the island’s airport. Harley offered possible publication in his widely read Irish newspaper column. The notice does not establish that publication occurred, identify the source of the promotional mailing, or document a later response.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Hugh Harley asks for Beaver Island Irish-settlement information, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hugh-harley-irish-settlement-inquiry-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1964, “From Eire.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Hugh Harley asks for Beaver Island Irish-settlement information, 1964”RIS for “Hugh Harley asks for Beaver Island Irish-settlement information, 1964”