Irish Philadelphia

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

Philadelphia has been a magnet for Irish immigrants and their descendants since the 17th century, and the city wouldn't be what it is today without them.

The Irish distinguished themselves in the Revolutionary War with dozens of heroes, such as Wexford-born sailor Commodore John Barry. When refugees from Ireland's Great Famine poured into Philadelphia after 1845, the city changed forever—the thousands of Irish immigrants of the famine generation, after experiencing discrimination from anti-Catholicism and anti-Irish rhetoric, used their religious and cultural traditions to promote their own advancement by constructing a network of schools, Catholic churches, fraternal clubs, and cultural organizations. In Irish Philadelphia, images of their accomplishments and advancements are featured along with vibrant, personal stories of Irish residents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738597706
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/28/2013
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	665,849
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Marita Krivda Poxon, coauthor of Arcadia Publishing's Oak Lane, Olney, and Logan, is a research librarian, writer, and lover of Anglo-Irish literature. Justice Seamus McCaffery of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is a distinguished Irish American and member of many Irish societies, including the Ancient Order of the Hibernians and the Brehon Law Society. Images in Irish Philadelphia come from the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, the archives of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Dr. Dennis Clark's papers, the Irish Edition, Tom Keenan, the MacSwiney Club, and the Commodore Barry Club, also known as the "Irish Center."

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 9

1 The Colonial Irish 11

2 The Famine Generation 21

3 Notable Irish and the City's Growth 31

4 Ireland Forever 43

5 City of Saints and Scholars 55

6 Building the Hibernian Community 77

7 The Lace Curtain Irish 103

8 The Wearin' of the Green 119