Irish immigrant rail workers to be reburied

The remains of five Irish immigrants murdered while building a Pennsylvania railway in 1832 are being re-interred in a cemetery near Philadelphia.

The remains of five Irish immigrants killed while building a Pennsylvania railroad in 1832 will be re-interred today in a cemetery near Philadelphia.

Michael Collins, Ireland’s ambassador to the US, is among dignitaries expected at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd for a funeral service that will include bagpipers and a gravesite marked by a 10ft-high Celtic cross.