Irish London : a cultural history, 1850-1916 / Richard Kirkland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirkland, Richard, author.

Contributor:

McWilliams-Tattersall Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish--England--London--History--19th century.

Irish.

Irish--England--London--History--20th century.

Irish--England--London--Social conditions--19th century.

Irish--England--London--Social conditions--20th century.

Rural-urban migration--England--London--History.

Rural-urban migration.

Irish--Social conditions.

History.

Social conditions.

London (England)--History--1800-1950.

London (England).

England--London.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"In the years following the Irish Famine (1846-49), London became one of the cities of Ireland. The number of Irish in London swelled to over 100,000 and from this mass migration emerged a distinctive and vibrant culture based on a shared sense of identity, history and experience. In this book, Richard Kirkland brings together elements in Irish London's culture and history that had previously only been understood separately or indeed largely overlooked (as in the case of women's' contributions to London Irish politics and culture). In particular, Kirkland makes resonant cultural connections between Irish and cockney performers in the music halls, Irish trade fairs, temperance marches, the Fenian Dynamite war of the 1880s, St Patrick's Day events, and the later cultural agitation of Revivalists such as W.B. Yeats and Katharine Tynan. Irish London: A Cultural History, 1850-1916 is both a significant contribution to our understanding of Irish emigrant communities in London at this time and an insightful case study for the comparative fields of cultural history and urban migration studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the McWilliams-Tattersall Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Kirkland, Richard. Irish London

ISBN:

9781350133181

1350133183

OCLC:

1240266528

Publisher Number:

99988527856