The Philadelphia Irish : nation, culture, and the rise of a Gaelic public sphere /

The Philadelphia Irish : nation, culture, and the rise of a Gaelic public sphere /

"This monograph describes the flowering of the Irish American community and the 1890s growth of a Gaelic public sphere in Philadelphia, a movement inspired by the cultural awakening in native Ireland, transplanted and acted upon in Philadelphia's robust Irish community. The Philadelphia Ir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mullan, Michael L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1800-1899
Irish Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Ethnic identity.
Irish Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Irish > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
Irish language > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Irish Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
Community life > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Outlines of a Gaelic Public Sphere
  • 2. Inserting the Gaelic in the Public Sphere
  • 3. Irish Philadelphia in and out of the Gaelic Sphere
  • 4. Transatlantic Origins of Irish American Voluntary Associations
  • 5. A Microanalysis of Irish American Civic Life: Ireland's Donegal and Cavan Emerge in Philadelphia
  • 6. The Forging of a Collective Consciousness: Militant Irish Nationalism and Civic Life in Gaelic Philadelphia
  • 7. Sport, Culture, and Nation among the Irish of Philadelphia
  • Conclusion: A Gaelic Public Sphere-Its Rise and Fall
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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