Irish in Michigan

Resource Information

The work Irish in Michigan represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Irish in Michigan

Statement of responsibility

Seamus P. Metress and Eileen K. Metress

Creator

• Metress, Seamus P

Contributor

• Metress, Eileen K

Subject

• Electronic book
• Electronic books
• Electronic books
• Ethnic relations
• HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
• History
• Immigrants
• Immigrants -- Michigan -- History
• Irish Americans
• Irish Americans -- Michigan -- History
• Irish Americans -- Michigan -- Social conditions
• Irish Americans -- Social conditions
• Michigan
• Michigan -- Ethnic relations
• Michigan -- Social conditions
• Social conditions

Genre

• History
• Electronic book
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

Irish immigration to the United States can be divided into five general periods, from 1640 to the present: the colonial, prestarvation, great starvation, post-starvation, and post- independence periods. Immigration to the Great Lakes region and, more specifically, to Michigan was differentially influenced during each of these times. The oppressive historical roots of the Irish in both Ireland and nineteenth century America are important to understand in gaining an appreciation for their concern with socioeconomic status. The Irish first entered the Great Lakes by way of the Ohio River and

Member of

• Discovering the peoples of Michigan
• Ebook Central Academic Complete

Action

digitized

Cataloging source

OCLCE

Dewey number

977.400491/62

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

F575.I6

LC item number

M47 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Discovering the peoples of Michigan