Rethinking the Irish Diaspora

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
 Introduction: Gathering Tensions  (Johanne Devlin Trew, Michael Pierse)....Pages 1-12
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 Diaspora Engagement in Ireland, North and South, in the Shadow of Brexit  (Johanne Devlin Trew)....Pages 15-57
 The Irish Government’s Diaspora Strategy: Towards a Care Agenda  (Mark Boyle, Adrian Kavanagh)....Pages 59-79
 The Need for a “National“ Diaspora Centre in Ireland  (Brian Lambkin)....Pages 81-107
 Marriage Equality North and South: The Journey After The Gathering  (Danielle Mackle)....Pages 109-129
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 Bringing It All Back Home: The Fluctuating Reputation of James Orr (1770–1816), Ulster-Scots Poet and Irish Patriot  (Carol Baraniuk)....Pages 133-156
 Gathering Antipathy: Irish Immigrants and Race in America’s Age of Emancipation  (Brian Kelly)....Pages 157-185
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 “Hidden” Diasporas? Second- and Third-Generation Irish in England and Scotland  (Bronwen Walter)....Pages 189-213
 Placeless Patriots: The Misplaced Loyalty of “The Middle Nation”  (Ultan Cowley)....Pages 215-227
 Rafferty’s Return: Diaspora and Dislocation in Edna O’Brien’s “Shovel Kings”  (Tony Murray)....Pages 229-246
 “Coeval but Out of Kilter”: Diaspora, Modernity and “Authenticity” in Irish Emigrant Worker Writing  (Michael Pierse)....Pages 247-271
 Epilogue  (Johanne Devlin Trew, Michael Pierse)....Pages 273-280
Back Matter ....Pages 281-299