Patrick Donovan of Portland, Maine, has applied to the new Ireland-US visa exchange program.
(David Kamerman/Globe Staff)
Reconnection via exchange
Ireland, US sponsor new one-year visa program
Patrick Donovan of Portland, Maine, has applied to the new Ireland-US visa exchange program.
(David Kamerman/Globe Staff)
More than 100 years ago, young Jeremiah Donovan left Ireland on a steamship pointed toward Boston Harbor, desperate to find work in the United States. He quickly landed a job on the railroad and gave his family the opportunities he never had. (Full article: 861 words)
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