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<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

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Author

Hoobler, Dorothy, Hoobler, Thomas

Publisher

Oxford University Press, c1995.

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195081275

Category

education

Subjects

History, Education, Humanities

Rating

4.5 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14