The Irish Diaspora

A history of the Irish migrant experience across the globe, as told through real-life stories from throughout the centuries.
Ireland is known worldwide as a country that produced emigrants. The existence of the Irish "diaspora" is the subject of this fifth installment of the Irish Perspectives series. From the early Christian era, Irish missionaries traveled across Europe. From the early modern period, Irish soldiers served across the world in various European armies and empires. And in the...