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Exiles and Islanders: The Irish Settlers of Prince Edward Island
Brendan O´grady
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Description for Exiles and Islanders: The Irish Settlers of Prince Edward Island
Paperback. Describes Irish settlement in Prince Edward Island from 1763 to 1880. By tracing the history of these early settlers, this book dispels the myth that the Island's Irish settlers were largely refugees from the Great Potato Famine. It enables readers to learn about settlers' hometowns in Ireland. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBC; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Exiles and Islanders describes Irish settlement in Prince Edward Island from 1763 to 1880. By tracing the history of these early settlers, Brendan O'Grady demolishes the myth that the Island's Irish settlers were largely refugees from the Great Potato Famine. Using a wide variety of sources, including folklore, newspaper reports, personal interviews, letters, shipping records, and historical data, O'Grady goes beyond mere statistics. We learn about settlers' hometowns in Ireland, why they left, when and how they came to Prince Edward Island, where they settled, and how they adapted to living in PEI. Over ten thousand Irish settled in ... Read more
Exiles and Islanders describes Irish settlement in Prince Edward Island from 1763 to 1880. By tracing the history of these early settlers, Brendan O'Grady demolishes the myth that the Island's Irish settlers were largely refugees from the Great Potato Famine. Using a wide variety of sources, including folklore, newspaper reports, personal interviews, letters, shipping records, and historical data, O'Grady goes beyond mere statistics. We learn about settlers' hometowns in Ireland, why they left, when and how they came to Prince Edward Island, where they settled, and how they adapted to living in PEI. Over ten thousand Irish settled in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773527683
SKU
V9780773527683
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Brendan O´grady
Brendan O'Grady (1925-2018) was a long-time PEI resident and wrote several articles on Irish immigrants in PEI for the Abegweit Review and other journals. He was a past president of the PEI Celtic Heritage Association and professor emeritus at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Reviews for Exiles and Islanders: The Irish Settlers of Prince Edward Island
O'Grady's analysis of the patterns of immigration and the course of settlement on Prince Edward Island to be convincing, comprehensive, accurate, and suggestive. His work on the Monaghan Irish has been groundbreaking, and his tracing of the ties between southeastern Ireland and Prince Edward Island was new and enlightening. This book solidifies O'Grady's past work on the role played by ... Read more