In 1847 Joseph Banigan, an Irish Potato Famine refugee, established himself in Rhode Island as an entrepreneur. This was a time when "No Irish Need Apply" signs

The book concerns the new World Irish, tracing the developing profile of the Irish in America from the Famine forward. The studies draw their material from roug

This volume explores dynamic conversations through history between individuals and communities over questions about religion and state. Divided into two section

Charles Stewart Parnell is the most enigmatic figure in Irish history. An Anglo-Irish landlord from a distinguished Wicklow family, he became the most unlikely

New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right b