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The Irish in Exile: Stories of Emigration Item Info

Title:
The Irish in Exile: Stories of Emigration
Description:
The Irish in Exile contains memoirs of Irish immigrants that came to Britain in the first half of the 20th century. Those who emigrated as children describe feeling very secure in Ireland, yet, once in England, recall great economic, social, and educational disadvantages. Others who came to London for work describe the impact of labour shortages in Ireland as drivers of immigration. Authors focus on the struggles of changing labour conditions and the daily impact of poverty.
Publisher:
Ethnic Communities Oral History Project, Hammersmith and Fulham
Creator:
Anne Lynch
Contributor:
Anne Lynch Eleanor Pat Josephine Mary Anne Arelette Gerard
Date:
1988
Type:
text
Format:
application/pdf
Subjects:
immigration migration Ireland childhood oral history London Ethnic Communities Oral History Project Hammersmith and Fulham war activism emigration housing Irish labour short story
Latitude:
51.4816906118967
Longitude:
-0.212489521551853
Location:
London
Language:
English
Is a Part of:
Trades Union Congress Library Collections, FWWCP Collection, Region 8 London, Box 12
Source
Preferred Citation:
"The Irish in Exile: Stories of Emigration", Digital Collections, FWWCP
Reference Link:
https://library.bc.edu/ds/fwwcp/items/fwwcp08l12375.html