Tenement Museum Reflects New York Irish Immigration

A wake was probably held on April 21, 1869, in a cramped walk-up at 97 Orchard Street. A 5-month-old girl, Agnes Moore, had died that morning of malnutrition. Her Irish immigrant parents, Joseph and Bridget, may have invited the German immigrant neighbors in the building and some co-workers from the saloons and restaurants where Mr. Moore worked to visit and mourn, as well as the Catholic priest who had baptized Agnes.

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The recreation of Joseph and Bridget Moore's 1869 bedroom and kitchen.

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A coffin for the Moores' 5-month-old daughter, Agnes.

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