Homeward Bound: Return Migration from Ireland and India at the End of the British Empire

Firsthand accounts of migrants who settled in Britain offer new insights into empire, belonging, migration, and diaspora

Homeward Bound shines a light on a neglected aspect of twentieth-century migration history. It compares two groups of migrants—Southern Irish Protestants and the British in India—who “returned” to Britain from Ireland and India after independence in 1922 and 1947. By looking across national boundaries, Niamh Dillon explores both individual and collective narratives of impe...