New Perspectives on the Irish in Scotland

With input from leading scholars on the subject, this collection analyzes the impact of Irish immigration on the social, economic, political, religious, and cultural life of Scotland. Providing new perspectives on themes such as the influence of the Protestant Irish on the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Catholic Irish involvement in the First World War, and the political activism of Irish immigrants, this well-researched volume reassesses the Irish immigrant experience and offers fresh insights into the development of modern Scotland. Informative and captivating, this reference demonstrates how some of Scotland’s major institutions—including the Roman Catholic Church and the Glasgow Celtic Football Club—would have been insignificant, had they existed at all, if not for the Irish migration. The vital roles of the Irish in the success of the Scottish economy during the Industrial Revolution and in the creation of the trade union are also explored.