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Oceans of consolation: personal accounts of Irish migration to Australia
David Fitzpatrick
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page vii)
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Abbreviations (page xiii)
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INTRODUCTION (page 1)
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1 Representations: Letters and Migration (page 3)
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NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
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2 'Whistling a Jig to a Milestone': Michael Normile, 1854-65 (page 39)
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3 'These Golden Shores': Isabella Wyly, 1856-77 (page 96)
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4 'Queensland for Ever, augus un Ballybug go Braugh': Biddy Burke, 1882-84 (page 139)
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VICTORIAN VOICES
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5 'A Happy Home for You and Myself': Michael Hogan, 1853-57 (page 161)
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6 'Jack Is as Good as His Master': Edward O'Sullivan, 1857-72 (page 174)
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7 'We Are Not Living in a Wilderness': the McCance Circle, 1856-63 (page 186)
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8 'An Outside Part of the World': Patrick and Edward Comber, 1862-92 (page 230)
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9 'A Friendly Chat': Philip Mahony, 1882-90 (page 249)
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NEWS FROM HOME
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10 'Facing the Wild Ocean': William and Eliza Dalton, 1851-59 (page 271)
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11 'Always Be Submessive to Your Superiors': The Dunne Circle, 1864-77 (page 296)
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12 'It Takes Me Tow Days to Rite a Letter': The Doorley Circle, 1877-1906 (page 334)
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ULSTER ACCENTS
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13 'Comming Down the Hill of Life': The Hammond Circle, 1843-64 (page 361)
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14 'We Will Meet in Ireland Yet': The Brennan Circle, 1865-76 (page 390)
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15 'Farewell Farewell My Children': William Fife, 1860-81 (page 412)
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THEMES
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16 Correspondence: Ceremonies of Communication (page 467)
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17 Reciprocity: The Politics of Kinship (page 503)
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18 Negotiation: The Process of Migration (page 516)
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19 Origins: Images of Ireland (page 535)
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20 Outcomes: Images of Australia (page 561)
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21 Reflections: Culture, Identity, Home (page 609)
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Sources (page 629)
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Thematic Index (page 643)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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EHR | 112.448 (Sep. 1997): 1000-1001 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28199709%29112%3A448%3C1000%3AOOCPAO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 |
JMH | 69.3 (Sep. 1997): 512-533 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2801%28199709%2969%3A3%3C512%3ARWOMIH%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 |
Citable Link
Published: 1994
Publisher: Cornell University Press
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