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Divergent paths family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain, 1820-1920

Title
Divergent paths [electronic resource] : family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain, 1820-1920 / John Herson.
Author
Herson, John.
Publication
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Summary
This title documents for the first time a representative sample of Irish immigrant families and uses the techniques of family and digital history to explore their long-term fate.
Uniform Title
Divergent paths (Online)
Alternative Title
Divergent paths (Online)
Subject
  • 1800 - 1899
  • Irish > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  • Irish > Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century
  • Immigrant families > Ireland > History > 19th century
  • Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-331) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Irish emigrants and family history: a new approach -- The context: Irish emigration and Stafford -- Stafford's Irish families: the overall picture -- Pathfinders: labouring families before the Famine -- Refugees from the Famine -- Labouring families in the Famine's aftermath, 1852 onwards -- Lace curtain Irish? The families of craft, clerical and service workers -- Old soldiers and their families -- The Irish in the shoe trade -- The forgotten Irish: entrepreneurs and professionals -- Divergent paths: the conclusions to be drawn.
LCCN
  • 2015451060
  • 60001999429
OCLC
ssj0001569010
Author
Herson, John.
Title
Divergent paths [electronic resource] : family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain, 1820-1920 / John Herson.
Imprint
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-331) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Chronological Term
1800 - 1899
Other Standard Identifier
60001999429
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