Talk:Margaret McCarthy letter

Possible sources

 * 1) . Article references.
 * 2) . Google books:, (scroll "up" to page 220), and so on. Check through Google Book hits. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 04:04, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Notability
Hello. I noticed you tagged this article for notability. I moved the article to a name that better reflects the subject. Trying to make this a biography was the incorrect approach. The subject is the Margaret McCarthy letter, which "was written on 22nd September 1850 by Margaret McCarthy to her family and would have served as an emigrant's guide". When I saw this as a "letter sample" at the library I began to suspect there was scholarly investigation behind this.

I am beginning to get Google Book hits (see "Possible sources" section above), with blurbs that briefly discuss this letter, seemingly in the context of the Irish immigrant experience. So, I am thinking this topic is beginning to show signs of notability. I am wondering if you agree. I am having difficulty determining whether it is notable, if it is worth adding references, and worth adding a little more to this article. So, what is your opinion? Thanks. --Steve Quinn (talk) 04:25, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

The book coverage may not be enough or it could be enough. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 04:29, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I have added information from the sources you have provided, and would appreciate a link to any more sources you have found. I have also removed the notability tag, as sources go in depth more than a passing mention (i.e. New Directions, Mayo County's background info). --Hameltion (talk, contribs) 18:31, 28 October 2017 (UTC)