The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

by Turtle Bunbury

From the first voyages of Saint Brendan in the early sixth century, an estimated 10 million people have left the Irish shores for other countries, and today, more than 80 million people worldwide claim Irish descent. In the centuries after the fall of Rome, Irish missionaries carried the word of the Christian God throughout Europe, while soldiers and mariners from across the land ventured overseas in all directions. The advent of the British Empire...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500022526
• ISBN13: 9780500022528
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"