Welcoming the Stranger, Irish Emigrant Welfare in Britain since 1957
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Title: | Welcoming the Stranger, Irish Emigrant Welfare in Britain since 1957 | Authors: | Kennedy, Patricia | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8744 | Date: | 30-Mar-2015 | Abstract: | This lively book tells the untold story of the crucial work carried out by the Irish Emigrant Chaplaincy in Britain on behalf of Irish emigrants for over half a century. The service was established by the Catholic Church in 1957 and the hidden history revealed is one of political intrigue; economic booms and busts; MI5; international relations; miscarriages of justice; Papal Encyclicals; Gospel teaching and the struggle for equality and justice. The vital work of the Irish Emigrant Chaplaincy was conducted against a background of battling against the odds and the establishment. It is the story of Irish and British migration history in modern times and Anglo-Irish relations unfolding over turbulent and politically sensitive decades. Based on archival research, a wealth of personal interviews and newly discovered material – most notably those of Bishop Eamon Casey and Archbishop John-Charles McQuaid – the roll-call also includes the most prominent world and church leaders of the period: Margaret Thatcher, John Hume, Mary Robinson, Mary McAleese, and Cardinals Hume & Ó Fiaich. Welcoming the Stranger critically examines how the Irish government was forced to take responsibility for the Irish abroad. | Type of material: | Book | Publisher: | Irish Academic Press | Keywords: | Chaplaincy | Other versions: | http://irishacademicpress.ie/product/welcoming-the-stranger-irish-migrant-welfare-in-britain-since-1957/ | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | ISBN: | 9780716532941 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ |
Appears in Collections: | Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice Research Collection |
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