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Demography, State and Society: Irish Migration to Britain, 1921-1971
This work offers an analysis of the 20th-century Irish exodus to Britain. It examines: official responses in Britain; gender dimensions; individual migrant experience; patterns of settlement in Britain; and the crucial phenomenon of return migration.
360 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Enda Delaney
8 booksEnda Delaney is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where he holds a Chair in Modern History.
Having previously held posts at a number of British and Irish universities, he joined the University of Edinburgh in 2006, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer (2008), Reader (2010) and then Professor of Modern History in 2015. He was the Director of Research for the School of History, Classics and Archaeology between 2017 and 2020. In January 2024 he became the Director of Research for the Edinburgh Futures Institute. He is the recipient of awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the British Academy and Economic and Social Research Council to support his research.
Having previously held posts at a number of British and Irish universities, he joined the University of Edinburgh in 2006, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer (2008), Reader (2010) and then Professor of Modern History in 2015. He was the Director of Research for the School of History, Classics and Archaeology between 2017 and 2020. In January 2024 he became the Director of Research for the Edinburgh Futures Institute. He is the recipient of awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the British Academy and Economic and Social Research Council to support his research.
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