A New History of the Irish in Australia

by Diane Hall and Elizabeth Malcolm

Irish immigrants and their offspring were the largest group to populate Australia between 1788 and 1945, after settlers of English birth and descent. The Irish comprised nearly 25 per cent of all non-Indigenous Australians by the time of Federation in 1901. A New History of the Irish in Australia, as its title suggests, offers a new look at this major group of founding peoples. The book uses source materials not employed previously; it examines topics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782053050
• ISBN13: 9781782053057
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Cork University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.4" x 9.1"