The Irish in Britain 1815-1914
Classic Pamphlet
By Roger Swift, published 7th November 2011
Perspectives and Sources
Irish migration to Britain has a long and chequered history, yet only in recent years have historians examined this subject in depth, through a growing body of local, regional and national studies which have supplemented the earlier pioneering research of J. E. Handley and J. A. Jackson. These studies have focused largely on the Irish emigrant experience during the 19th century, when Irish settlement in Britain was the most pronounced. The Irish people who migrated to Britain during this period were by no means an homogeneous group, for their ranks contained...
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