Grab Irish: The Remarkable Saga Of A Nation And A City Picturized By John Burrowes Contained In Manuscript

read. Burrowes spends a lot of time setting the scene and the historical context is helpful to bring the story to life, even if the editing could be a little tighter.
Throughout the book, and acknowledged briefly in the very last chapter, the focus is on Irish Catholics, It would be interesting to hear more on the Irish Protestants and the UlsterScots links in particular, although admittedly that might be a separate book, Enjoyable popular history. Bit repetitive. Irish Glasgow

Found it interesting but a bit repetitive,learned a few bits I never knew about ,but really it couldve been a shorter book,okay though Loved this book.
So much information and such an interesting read, Would definitely recommend if you want to know more on the Irish immigrant inflow in Scotland! Favorite line: What butter or whisky will not cure, theres no cure for, Superb document. Heartbreaking at times but magnificently written, Irish tells the story of how Glasgow would not have become the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution, had it not been for the labors and skills of the tens of thousands of Irish who flooded in during and following the Great Famine.
Nor would there have been the legendary Rangers and Celtic had it not been for the arrival of those hardpressed immigrants, and the real story of the formation of the two clubs is just one of the many episodes uncovered here.
The harrowing experiences

and suffering of so many throughout Ireland during the Great Famine is brought home, as are the privations faced and sacrifices made by those fleeing impoverished Ireland on board overcrowded, tiny vessels.
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