Irish Philadelphia

by Foreword by Justice Seamus P McCaffery, Marita Krivda Poxon, Seamus P. McCaffery

Book Overview

Philadelphia has been a magnet for the Irish since the 17th century. The Irish distinguished themselves in the Revolutionary War with dozens of heroes, such as Wexford-born sailor Commodore John Barry. When refugees from Ireland's Great Famine poured into Philadelphia after 1845, the city changed forever. The famine generation of Irish immigrants used their religious and cultural traditions to promote their own advancement by constructing a network...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738597708
• ISBN13: 9780738597706
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"