The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism by Turtle Bunbury HB

Name: The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism by Turtle Bunbury HB
Author: Turtle Bunbury
ISBN: 9780500022528

by Turtle Bunbury

ISBN: 9780500022528

Published: 2021-04-20

History

The compelling story of the great Irish pioneers who left their homeland and in the process profoundly influenced their adoptive countries. From the first voyages of Saint Brendan in the early sixth century, an estimated 10 million people have left the Irish shores for other countries, and today, more than 80 million people worldwide claim Irish descent. In the centuries after the fall of Rome, Irish missionaries carried the word of the Christian God throughout Europe, while soldiers and mariners from across the land ventured overseas in all directions. The advent of the British Empire ignited a slow but extraordinary exodus from Ireland. These "Wild Geese" who opted to live outside of the Protestant state took their chances in the Spanish and French empires, as well as in the fledgling New World. These immigrants played an important role wherever they went: rising to high political and military positions in France and Spain, impacting the foundation of the United States, and...

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