Oceans of Consolation

"An ocean of consolation" was what one young Irish emigrant in rural Australia called a letter from his father in County Clare in 1855. Similar strength of feel

?This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives and attitudes of Irish migrants to the Seven Colonies of Australasia in the 19th century. Fitzpatrick

In some ways, Canadian history has always been international, comparative, and wide-ranging. However, in recent years the importance of the ties between Canadia

This book brings together a series of articles which provide an overview of the Irish Diaspora from a global perspective. It combines a series of survey article

The studies in this volume approach English grammatical patterns in novel ways by interrogating corpora, focusing on patterns in the verb phrase (tense, aspect

The essays in this volume have been written by leading experts in their respective fields and bring together established scholars with a new generation of migra

This collection of essays demonstrates in vivid detail how a range of formal and informal networks shaped the Irish experience of emigration, settlement and the

This volume of ten essays discusses the pivotal role that letters have played in social, economic and political history from the seventeenth to the twentieth ce

This volume brings together some of the most distinguished historians from Ireland to offer their own interpretations of key issues and events in Irish history.

The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an era of continuity as well as change. Though properly portrayed as the era of 'Protestant Ascendancy' it embraces