Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation

8-1974

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Department

History

Committee Chair

Ryant, Carl

Author's Keywords

Irish; Louisville; Kentucky; Irish-Americans; Kentucky Irish American newspaper; Louisville Ancient Order of Hibernians

Subject

Irish—Kentucky—Louisville

Notes

Division of Social Sciences

Abstract

A pioneer study of Midwest ethnicity in a medium-sized city, "The Irish in Louisville- is a brief historical survey of Louisville's Irish-American community from about 1800 to 1973. Although some mention is made of individual Irish-Americans who have contributed to the city's life, the study concentrates on institutions (churches, neighborhoods, clubs and an ethnic newspaper) which created and maintained an Irish identity in Louisville. The study presents an account of the development of Limerick (an Irish neighborhood) from the Civil War to World War I, including the religious and social history of this Irish area. Other chapters concentrate upon the Kentucky Irish American newspaper and activities of the Louisville Ancient Order of Hibernians. Sections on occupational stratification, residential patterns and political activities trace the assimilation processes within Louisville's Irish-American community, and there is a comparison of Irish-Americans' occupational status with that of other Louisville ethnic groups.

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