Language: English
Published by Poolbeg Press, Dublin, 1991
ISBN 10: 1853711292 ISBN 13: 9781853711299
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
First Edition
1st ed. Paperback, very good condition, pages lightly toned, corner tips little creased few pages, tiny dent rear cover, minor edgewear. 279 pp. This collection of essays represents a major contribution to our understanding of Irish-Australian history. A group of international scholars investigate the Irish origins and Australian outcomes of Irish emigration to the Antipodes since the departure of the first Irish convict ship from Cork in 1791. The book vividly illustrates the way in which emigration responded to circumstances at both ends of the migrant chain.