TY - BOOK AU - Sorohan,Seán TI - Irish London during The Troubles SN - 0716532042 AV - DA676.9.I75 S67 2012 U1 - 942.1/0049162 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Sallins, Co. Kildare, Ireland, Portland, OR PB - Irish Academic Press KW - Irish KW - England KW - London KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Attitudes KW - Children of immigrants KW - Irlandais KW - Angleterre KW - Londres KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Enfants d'immigrants KW - HISTORY KW - Europe KW - Great Britain KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Iren KW - gnd KW - Kulturelle Identität KW - Londres (GB) KW - ram KW - Enfants d'immigrés KW - Northern Ireland KW - 1968-1998 KW - Irlande du Nord KW - Irlande du Nord (GB) KW - 1969-1994 KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Prelims; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE 'Happier amongst your own': The Settled Irish Community; CHAPTER TWO 'A Besieged community'? The Troubles and Irish London; CHAPTER THREE 'How can you be Irish with an accent like that?' The Second-Generation in London; CHAPTER FOUR Epilogue The 1980s: The Community Comes of Age; Plate Section; Appendix Biographies of Interviewees; Notes; Bibliography; Index N2 - The myth of return was sacred to the majority of the Irish who left the 'ould sod' to work in post-war Britain. Generally this dream was left unfulfilled, and several English cities became their permanent homes, leaving them as the largest 'ethnic minority' in Britain. This accessible book focuses on Irish experiences in the most popular destination for Irish emigration in the twentieth century - London and the south-east of England in the times of The Troubles. Over 30 original interviews with first generation and second generation emigrants born in the English capital, as well as archival UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=651925 ER -