02709nam 2200637Ia 450 991045283640332120200520144314.01-60917-072-5(CKB)2550000000104205(EBL)1810046(SSID)ssj0000685854(PQKBManifestationID)11426929(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000685854(PQKBWorkID)10732896(PQKB)10039352(MiAaPQ)EBC3338266(OCoLC)607844788(MdBmJHUP)muse20006(Au-PeEL)EBL3338266(CaPaEBR)ebr10571167(EXLCZ)99255000000010420520060215d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIrish in Michigan[electronic resource] /Seamus P. Metress and Eileen K. MetressEast Lansing Michigan State University Pressc20061 online resource (103 p.)Discovering the peoples of MichiganDescription based upon print version of record.0-87013-764-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-87) and index.Irish emigration to America -- The urban Irish in Detroit -- The Irish beyond Detroit -- Beyond the neighborhood today. 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 andDiscovering the peoples of Michigan.ImmigrantsMichiganHistoryIrish AmericansMichiganHistoryIrish AmericansMichiganSocial conditionsMichiganEthnic relationsMichiganSocial conditionsElectronic books.ImmigrantsHistory.Irish AmericansHistory.Irish AmericansSocial conditions.977.400491/62Metress Seamus P1029180Metress Eileen K1029181MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452836403321Irish in Michigan2445453UNINA