McKenney farm on the Aroostook River

Michael Russell

This StoryMap examines the life of a pioneering Irish settler on the Aroostook River.

by Krista Luttrell, Local History Researcher, B.A. in History

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Carrick on-sur streetscape.
God always saves endavour is the title of this image.

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