An Unconsidered People by Catherine Dunne
Before the 'Ryanair Generation', leaving home was for good. Half a million Irish men and women left these shores in the nineteen-fifties, forced by decades of economic stagnation to make their lives elsewhere. For many of these emigrants, mostly young and unskilled, Britain was their only hope of survival. Abandoned by the Irish state, this forgotten generation went in search of employment and security, the dignity of a future that was denied them at home. For many of these youthful emigrants, exile held the promise of adventure and excitement, freedom from the oppressions of De Valera's Ireland. Yet no two emigrant experiences were the same. In a series of compelling interviews, 'honest, angry, and funny', these vibrant voices reflect the diversity of lives lived away from the homeland, an unconsidered people's struggle to plant new lives in an alien soil.
Catherine Dunne was born in Dublin and studied English and Spanish at Trinity College. As well as being a teacher, Catherine is the author of six novels and a non-fiction book, An Unconsidered People: The Irish in London, which was published by New Island in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781902602752 |
| ISBN 10 | 1902602757 |
| Title | An Unconsidered People |
| Author | Catherine Dunne |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Island Books |
| Year published | 2003-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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