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The Irish In Louisville., Stanley Ousley Jr.
The Irish In Louisville., Stanley Ousley Jr.
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A pioneer study of Midwest ethnicity in a medium-sized city, "The Irish in Louisville- is a brief historical survey of Louisville's Irish-American community from about 1800 to 1973. Although some mention is made of individual Irish-Americans who have contributed to the city's life, the study concentrates on institutions (churches, neighborhoods, clubs and an ethnic newspaper) which created and maintained an Irish identity in Louisville. The study presents an account of the development of Limerick (an Irish neighborhood) from the Civil War to World War I, including the religious and social history of this Irish area. Other chapters concentrate upon the …