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The Irish: Emigration, Marriage, and Fertility

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The Irish: Emigration, Marriage, and Fertility by Robert E. Kennedy, Jr. is a groundbreaking sociological and demographic analysis of one of Europe’s most paradoxical populations. While Ireland lost more than half its population between 1841 and 1966, it simultaneously exhibited a striking combination of postponed marriage, high rates of permanent celibacy, and the highest marital fertility in the West. Kennedy uses rich census and vital registration records, alongside social history and li...