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Aspects of the assimilation of highland and Irish migrants in Glasgow, 1830-1870

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  • University of Strathclyde
Date of award
  • 1987
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  • T6047
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  • The study is a comparative examination of aspects of Highland and Irish assimilation in Glasgow in the period 1830-1870. The value of such a study is made clear as are the methods and sources employed in carrying out the research. In the first chapter, attention is paid to the economic structures and employment opportunities pertaining to the districts of Glasgow selected for detailed investigation, those being Anderston, a riverside western suburb, and the two old, central parishes of St Andrew's and Outer. Having identified the broad features of the industrial structure of the selected districts, the study is concerned with the differential entry and participation of Highland and Irish migrants in the different local economies. A breakdown of the migrant group involvement in the various sectors of the economy and industries is provided. The place of the migrant groups in the occupational hierarchy is examined with a view to explaining the type, status, pay and conditions of the employments taken up by the Irish and Highlanders. One type of employment to be found in the new urban, industrial environment, police work, is studied in greater depth to acquire further insights into migrant group penetration of urban occupations.
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  • Devine, T. M. (Thomas Martin)
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