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SIMON BRIERCLIFFE

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A bibliography of the Irish in Britain: first thoughts

28 Sep 2020
As a historiographical exercise, I recently put together a bibliography of the Irish in 19th century Britain - you can find it here: https://uptheossroad.wordpress.com/bibliography-local-studies-of-the-irish-in-19th-century-britain/ There's also a map, below: I…
Black Country…

Gaeilge sa Tír Dhubh: the Irish language in the Black Country

25 May 202025 May 2020
It's been a while since a post here, and I'd presumed that being furloughed from work would provide me with tons of spare time to write a blog. Reader, it…
Irish…

After Carribee Island: the Great War

12 Apr 2018
This post follows on from these two about the afterlife of Carribee Island, for forty years the assumed - and stigmatised - home of Wolverhampton's Irish population in the nineteenth…
Black Country…

Telling family stories

2 May 20172 May 2017
As part of my research I will inevitably have to tell you some family histories. I say have to - it's a vital, fascinating and relevant part of my research.…
Irish…

St Patrick’s Day, 1873

17 Mar 201727 Apr 2018
Today is, of course, St Patrick's Day, and no doubt pubs across the country will be celebrating this typically alcohol-soaked celebration with a wide range of inflatable shamrocks, green top hats,…
Black Country…

The desi dialectic

24 Jan 2017
Recent blog posts have been a little sparse, and that's mostly a function of learning to be a freelancer - sometimes, apparently, work comes in thick and fast and leaves…
Black Country…

Black Country Irish: lies, damned lies and statistics

2 Jan 2017
We've had a quick look at some of the stories and statistics behind the Irish in the Black Country, particularly focusing on the census data for 1851. Data is an…
History…

Black Country Irish: Willenhall

23 Nov 20167 Apr 2017
The rule of thumb with any sort of migration, especially when looking at the industrial era, is the larger the town, the greater the gravitation pull. Thus, London drew from all over…
Black Country…

Black Country Irish: Oldbury

8 Nov 20167 Apr 2017
The 1881 census records just under 200 people living in the parish of Oldbury, then in Worcestershire, but having been born in Ireland. The census is of course a snapshot,…
Black Country…

Black Country Irish: Wednesbury

19 Oct 2016
The town of Wednesbury was home to probably the most significant Irish population in the Black Country, after Wolverhampton. The nationalist journalist Hugh Heinrick reckoned that in 1872 there was…

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