Posted to Beaver Island Michigan Archives (public Facebook group) by Suzanne Jule on 2026-04-01 22:16:27. Caption as posted: "A copy of this was given to me years ago by one of Bea's children. I retyped it and have it sitting in a frame."
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A white document page displays a centered poem in bold black type. The poem is arranged in multiple stanzas and ends with a separate signature at the lower right.
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Transcribed from the object itself.
The Clans of Beaver Island Our Island was settled long ago by the clans, The Boyles’, O’Donnells’ and McCanns’. Word was sent back for loved ones to pack. To start a new life in “Little Ireland”. Then Gallagher, McDonough, Martin and Green, McCauley and McCafferty showed up on the scene. They started to farm with no fear of harm. But until harvest, times would be lean. Soon there came Mooney, Martin and Pratt, Along with Connaghan, think about that! They started from scratch; with plans they would hatch. The word “WELCOME” was woven into mats. Already the Roddys and Culls were here. Gillespies and McDonalds arrival was near. They came in all haste. A bit of freedom to taste. And a chance to forget starvation and fear. And of course, John Dunlevy, meek as the lambs, Left us people known as the “Sams”. They’ve been here for years sharing our joys and our tears. In wit, song and music they’re rated Grand Slams. The Doughertys’, Earlys’ and Burkes’ came ashore. To be greeted by friends who had left Arranmore. They told heart-breaking stories of Landlords and Torries And vowed in their sadness to return never more. The Malloys’, the Kiltys’, Kellys’ and others, Came over with children, fathers and mothers, They endured the long trip in the bowels of a ship, And sent fares back for sisters and brothers. A salute to the old folks of long ago, Their pain and their hardships were plenty we know. But love saw them through, and now me and you, Have carved out a dream for our children to know. Bea Boyle
Taken from the record
Not observed in the image — supplied by the archive's own catalogue, and repeated here so the two stay distinguishable.
The catalogue identifies this as a copy reportedly given to Suzanne Jule years ago by one of Bea Boyle’s children; the poster retyped it and placed it in a frame. It was posted by Suzanne Jule on April 1, 2026, in a public Facebook group.
Rights and credit
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Provenance
- Held by
- Individual posters, credited per image
- Collection
- Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages
- Original
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10240771880341576&set=g.1178704363851871
- Copy taken
- 2026-04-01
- Title from
- the note recorded at retrieval
The file
| Rendition | Format | Extent | Size | SHA-256 |
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| Master | JPEG | 1,583 × 2,048 px | 260 KB | c2cfe06352b2… |
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“Posted to Beaver Island Michigan Archives (public Facebook group) by Suzanne Jule on 2026-04-01 22:16:27”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2026-04-01-10240771880341576/. copy retrieved 2026-04-01.
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