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The impact of the Irish Revolution on the Irish community in Scotland, 1916-23

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  • University of Strathclyde
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  • 1991
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  • T6947
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  • The aim of this Thesis is to examine how those who were accorded, and accepted, the status of being Irish but who resided in Scotland responded to, and influenced the course of, the events that occurred in Ireland between 1916-20. The major insight into the activities of the Irish community in Scotland has been provided by the Glasgow Observer, the paper which was designed primarily to serve, and reflect the wishes of this community. In addition, whenever possible, reference has been made to the archives of the political organisations that were active in this community during the period under examination. Chapter 1 examines the growth and development of a distinct community in Scotland between the 1840’s, when Irish first arrived in considerable numbers. And the onset of the Great War. It also records how the growth of this community on the margins of society affected mainstream Scottish society. Chapters 2.3 & 4 examine the political developments that occurred in Ireland between 1916-21, when a section of that country sought to change its constitutional position within the United Kingdom by force or arms, and attempt to assess the response or the immigrant community in Scotland to the rise of Republicanism in Ireland. The impact of the subsequent civil war in Ireland, 1922-5, on the Irish community in Scotland is discussed in chapter 5. Chapters 6 &7 discuss how far the events in Ireland affected the position of the immigrant community in their adopted land, both politically and socially, vis a vis mainstream Scottish society.
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