| Pittsburgh Irish: Erin on the Three Rivers Contributor(s): O'Neil, Gerard F. (Author), Byrnes, Diane V. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1626198292 ISBN-13: 9781626198296 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 974.886 |
| LCCN: 2015942274 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presbyterians from the Irish province of Ulster were among the first to push the wild frontier west and found the city of Pittsburgh. By the 1840s, the flow of Irish Catholic immigrants had become a flood. Fleeing the great hunger and facing resentment in |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Neil, Gerard F.: - Gerard O'Neil has lived in the Pittsburgh area for over twenty years and has an MA in public history from Duquesne University, where he currently works as an archivist. In addition to working at the writers' center at La Roche College, he also provides sound systems for numerous cultural events in the Pittsburgh area. He has worked with many Irish bands and organizations in his capacity as a sound engineer, helping them bring the sounds of Ireland to Pittsburgh. |