Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Editorial notes
- Introduction
- 1 ‘It is well to gain that shore’: Irish migration and New Zealand settlement
- 2 ‘Very perfection of a letter writer’: an overview of Irish–New Zealand correspondence
- 3 ‘Seas may divide’: the voyage
- 4 ‘How different it is from home’: comparing Ireland and New Zealand
- 5 ‘No rough work here like at home’: work in New Zealand and Ireland
- 6 ‘Bands of fellowship’: familial relations and social networks in New Zealand
- 7 ‘I must have you home’: return migration, home, and relationships in Ireland
- 8 ‘Never denie your country’: politics and identity in the Old and New Worlds
- 9 ‘Out of darkness into light’: the importance of faith
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Letters
- Bibliography
- Personal name index
- Place name index
- Thematic index
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Editorial notes
- Introduction
- 1 ‘It is well to gain that shore’: Irish migration and New Zealand settlement
- 2 ‘Very perfection of a letter writer’: an overview of Irish–New Zealand correspondence
- 3 ‘Seas may divide’: the voyage
- 4 ‘How different it is from home’: comparing Ireland and New Zealand
- 5 ‘No rough work here like at home’: work in New Zealand and Ireland
- 6 ‘Bands of fellowship’: familial relations and social networks in New Zealand
- 7 ‘I must have you home’: return migration, home, and relationships in Ireland
- 8 ‘Never denie your country’: politics and identity in the Old and New Worlds
- 9 ‘Out of darkness into light’: the importance of faith
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Letters
- Bibliography
- Personal name index
- Place name index
- Thematic index
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- Irish Migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937'The Desired Haven', pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2005