A remarkable piece of Clare history has finally come home, after 127 years in America.
A chest carried to the United States by Lissycasey emigrant Denis Melican in 1899 has been donated to Clare Museum by his grandchildren.
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The chest will go on long-term exhibition following conservation and cataloguing, offering a tangible link to Denis and the story of Clare emigration.
Clare Museum curator John Rattigan says the chest, which is filled with letters, helps tell the story of a family who left the county in search of a better future.
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