The Irish in the new communities
By: edited by Patrick O'Sullivan.
Contributors: O'Sullivan, Patrick, 1944-
Series: The Irish world wide ;; v. 2
Publisher: Leicester University Press; Distributed in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Leicester [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Irish -- Foreign countries -- History.; Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Description: A series of case studies and theoretical chapters to continue the exploration of major themes within Irish migration studies. The emphasis is the migrant Irish relationship with the great cities of Britain, America and Australia. Includes a chapter about Butte, Montana, which had an Irish population of 8,000, out of a total of 30,000, in 1900.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.