The Irish diaspora
By: Sean Sheehan
Series: Step up history; Step up history
Publisher: Evans
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780237534318
Subjects: Irish; Juvenile literature; Emigration and immigration; History; Migrations of nations; Foreign countries
Description: This title explains the term 'diaspora' and explores why so many Irish people travelled abroad to live, including the Caribbean, Canada, Australia and America.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is the Diaspora?; title: The wild geese; title: The Caribbean; title: Canada; title: Transportation to Australia; title: America: before the famine; title: America: after the famine; title: New Zealand; title: South America; title: Leaving for Britain; title: The Irish in Britain; title: The Celtic Tiger.