Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770-1870
Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870: Bridget''s Belfast examines how Irish immigrants shaped and reshaped their identity in a rural New England community. Forty percent of Irish immigrants to the United States settled in rural areas. Achieving success beyond large urban centers required distinctive ways of performing Irishness. Class, status, and gender were more significant th...
Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870: Bridget''s Belfast examines how Irish immigrants shaped and reshaped their identity in a rural New England community. Forty percent of Irish immigrants to the United States settled in rural areas. Achieving success beyond large urban centers required distinctive ways of performing Irishness. Class, status, and gender were more significant th...
