Immigration and Integration : The Irish in Wales 1798-1922
by
Paul O'Leary
Book Details
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in Welsh History
ISBN-10
0708315844
ISBN-13
9780708315842
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 21st, 2000
Print length
356 Pages
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyCultural studiesMigration, immigration & emigration
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This work examines the causes of emigration and seeks to understand the experience of Irish immigrants in Wales. Initially the Irish often met with violent hostility from the Welsh, but by the late 19th century the process of integration was under way and appeared to be relatively trouble free.
Immigration and Integration: The Irish in Wales, 1798-1922 is the first book-length study of the Irish in modern Wales. Emigration has been one of the defining experiences of modern life for the Irish, and a significant number of the Irish diaspora settled in Wales during the nineteenth century.
In this pioneering work Paul O''Leary examines the causes of emigration and seeks to understand the experience of Irish immigrants in Wales. Initially, there was little evidence of Celtic solidarity and the Irish often met with violent hostility from the Welsh. Nevertheless, by the late nineteenth century the tortuous process of integration was well underway and appeared to be relatively trouble free in comparison with the Irish experience in many other parts of Britain.
The author considers key aspects of immigrant life in depth: pre-famine immigration; the role of the Irish in the labour force; criminality and drink; the establishment of community institutions, ranging from Catholic churches and schools to pubs and bookshops, from friendly societies to political organizations; the mobilization of support for Irish nationalist organizations; and Irish participation in the labour movement. In each case the author links the distinctive experiences of the Irish to developments in Welsh society.
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