Erin go bragh . Ireland forever. The popular Celtic saying is heard in the United States from New York to San Francisco because there are more than 39 million Americans who list their ancestry as Irish. Nearly 800,000 Irish arrived here between 1841 and 1850, and 900,000 followed over the next decade. In other words, more than one out of every five people in Ireland left for the United States in that 20-year period.
The Irish American Family Album is a remarkable history and memoir. In their own words--from diary entries, letters, interviews, and personal reflections--and with photographs and clippings pulled from family archives and the press of the day, the rich and colorful history of the Irish immigration to this country is told with a passion and wit that is uniquely Irish. Life on the "ould sod" and the hardships of the great potato famine and British rule, the decision to leave, the arduous Atlantic journey, first impressions of their new home, settling in and building a new life--all are made immediate and real through the words and snapshots of the participants. But not all are happy memories. Most of the immigrants were young people and left Ireland with a heavy heart, believing that they would never again see those they left behind. They faced prejudice in this country--"No Irish Need Apply" was a familiar sign in shop windows and in newspaper advertisements--and living conditions in the tenements they could afford were a far cry from life on the farm back home.
Many immigrants found their first jobs here as laborers. They were among the workers who built the Erie Canal, the transcontinental railroad, and the Statue of Liberty. In the west, Irish laborers found work as miners during the gold rush. Irish women often worked as servants in the houses of the upper class, or worked in the cloth mills of New England. Though prejudice tried to keep the majority at the bottom of society, the very size of the Irish American community made them a powerful political force, and in cities such as Boston, New York, and Chicago, the Irish took control of local political organizations and were soon a force to be reckoned with.
There are many success stories in The Irish American Family Album . The Kennedy family, film actor John Wayne, artist Georgia O'Keeffe, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman justice of the Supreme Court--all bear witness to the strength and endurance of the Irish spirit. These and other famous Irish Americans are profiled throughout the book.
But the real joy comes in seeing the multitude of faces in the rare and fascinating photographs, and reading memories of Irish grandmothers, of boys who grew up in "Hell's Kitchen" at the turn of the century, of an early union organizer, and the thousand of other voices that make up the proud and diverse Irish American community. Their stories add an important chapter to the multicultural portrait of America.
There are now more than 39 million Americans who list their ancestry as Irish. As they share their diaries, letters, interviews, photographs, and personal recollections, we see and hear their rich and colorful history come to life, in their own words. Illustrations throughout.

The Irish American family album : With an introduction by Joseph P. Kennedy II

Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler; introduction by Joseph P. Kennedy II

Hoobler, Dorothy, Hoobler, Thomas

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

New York: Oxford University Press

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

American family albums, New York, c1995

1st Printing, First Edition, US, 1995

April 21, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123) and index.

subject: Irish Americans-History-Juvenile literature; Irish Americans-History

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topic: Irish Americans-History-Juvenile literature; Irish Americans-History

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Bookmarks:
1. (p9) INTRODUCTION
2. (p11) CHAPTER ONE THE OULD SOD
2.1. (p14) FAMINE
2.2. (p16) UNDER BRITISH RULE
2.3. (p18) GROWING UP IN IRELAND
3. (p25) CHAPTER TWO GOING TO AMERICA
3.1. (p28) THE DECISION TO LEAVE
3.2. (p30) LEAVING HOME
3.3. (p34) CROSSING THE ATLANTIC
3.4. (p38) THE IRISH IN COLONIAL AMERICA
4. (p41) CHAPTER THREE PORTS OF ENTRY
4.1. (p42) ARRIVAL
4.2. (p46) FIRST IMPRESSIONS
4.3. (p50) SETTLING IN
5. (p53) CHAPTER FOUR A NEW LIFE
5.1. (p56) PREJUDICE
5.2. (p60) GOING TO WORK
5.3. (p66) "IN SERVICE"
5.4. (p70) UNIONS
5.5. (p72) IRISH IN THE WEST
5.6. (p76) POLITICS
6. (p81) CHAPTER FIVE PUTTING DOWN ROOTS
6.1. (p84) NEIGHBORHOODS
6.2. (p88) FAMILY
6.3. (p94) CHURCH AND SCHOOL
6.4. (p100) TIES TO THE OULD SOD
7. (p105) CHAPTER SIX PART OF AMERICA
7.1. (p108) MAKING IT
7.2. (p112) NEW IMMIGRANTS
7.3. (p116) ERIN GO BRAGH
7.4. (p120) ITA DONAHUE
8. (p124) IRISH AMERICAN TIMELINE
9. (p125) FURTHER READING
10. (p128) INDEX

theme: Irish Americans-History-Juvenile literature; Irish Americans-History

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Introduction
2. (p2) CHAPTER ONE THE OULD SOD
2.1. (p3) Famine
2.2. (p4) Under British Rule
2.3. (p5) Growing Up in Ireland
3. (p6) CHAPTER TWO GOING TO AMERICA
3.1. (p7) The Decision to Leave
3.2. (p8) Leaving Home
3.3. (p9) Crossing the Atlantic
3.4. (p10) The fish in Colonial America
4. (p11) CHAPTER THREE PORTS OF ENTRY
4.1. (p12) Arrival
4.2. (p13) First Impressions
4.3. (p14) Settling In
5. (p15) CHAPTER FOUR ANEW LIFE si Prejudice
5.1. (p16) Going to Work
5.2. (p17) "In Service"
5.3. (p18) Unions
5.4. (p19) fish in the West
5.5. (p20) Politics
6. (p21) CHAPTER FIVE PUTTING DOWN ROOTS
6.1. (p22) Neighborhoods
6.2. (p23) Family
6.3. (p24) Church and School
6.4. (p25) Ties to the Ould Sod
7. (p26) CHAPTER SIX PART OF AMERICA
7.1. (p27) Making It
7.2. (p28) New Immigrants
7.3. (p29) Erin Go Bragh
7.4. (p30) Ita Donahue
8. (p31) Irish American Timeline
9. (p32) Further Reading
10. (p33) Index

<p><b>Erin go bragh</b>. Ireland forever. The popular Celtic saying is heard in the United States from New York to San Francisco because there are more than 39 million Americans who list their ancestry as Irish. Nearly 800,000 Irish arrived here between 1841 and 1850, and 900,000 followed over the next decade. In other words, more than one out of every five people in Ireland left for the United States in that 20-year period.<br>
<b>The Irish American Family Album</b> is a remarkable history and memoir. In their own words—from diary entries, letters, interviews, and personal reflections—and with photographs and clippings pulled from family archives and the press of the day, the rich and colorful history of the Irish immigration to this country is told with a passion and wit that is uniquely Irish. Life on the "ould sod" and the hardships of the great potato famine and British rule, the decision to leave, the arduous Atlantic journey, first impressions of their new home, settling in and building a new life—all are made immediate and real through the words and snapshots of the participants. But not all are happy memories. Most of the immigrants were young people and left Ireland with a heavy heart, believing that they would never again see those they left behind. They faced prejudice in this country—"No Irish Need Apply" was a familiar sign in shop windows and in newspaper advertisements—and living conditions in the tenements they could afford were a far cry from life on the farm back home.<br>
Many immigrants found their first jobs here as laborers. They were among the workers who built the Erie Canal, the transcontinental railroad, and the Statue of Liberty. In the west, Irish laborers found work as miners during the gold rush. Irish women often worked as servants in the houses of the upper class, or worked in the cloth mills of New England. Though prejudice tried to keep the majority at the bottom of society, the very size of the Irish American community made them a powerful political force, and in cities such as Boston, New York, and Chicago, the Irish took control of local political organizations and were soon a force to be reckoned with.<br>
There are many success stories in <b>The Irish American Family Album</b>. The Kennedy family, film actor John Wayne, artist Georgia O'Keeffe, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman justice of the Supreme Court—all bear witness to the strength and endurance of the Irish spirit. These and other famous Irish Americans are profiled throughout the book.<br>
But the real joy comes in seeing the multitude of faces in the rare and fascinating photographs, and reading memories of Irish grandmothers, of boys who grew up in "Hell's Kitchen" at the turn of the century, of an early union organizer, and the thousand of other voices that make up the proud and diverse Irish American community. Their stories add an important chapter to the multicultural portrait of America.</p>


<p>There are now more than 39 million Americans who list their ancestry as Irish. As they share their diaries, letters, interviews, photographs, and personal recollections, we see and hear their rich and colorful history come to life, in their own words. Illustrations throughout.
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This is a remarkable history and memoir. In the immigrants' own words-diary entries, letters, interviews, and personal reflections-and with photographs and clippings pulled from family archives and the press of the day, the rich and colorful history of Irish immigration to this country is told with a passion and wit that is uniquely Irish. Success stories include the Kennedy family, John Wayne, Georgia O'Keeffe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sandra Day O'Conner

... Collection Of Diary Entries, Letters, Interviews, Personal Reflections, And Photographs ... The Ould Sod -- Going To America -- Points Of Entry -- A New Life -- Putting Down Roots -- Part Of America. Dorothy And Thomas Hoobler ; Introduction By Joseph P. Kennedy Ii. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 123) And Index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index
The ould sod -- Going to America -- Points of entry -- A new life -- Putting down roots -- Part of America
" ... collection of diary entries, letters, interviews, personal reflections, and photographs ..."

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