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Emigration in Ireland during the 80s, The Departed.

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  • 21-11-2006 4:39pm
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    red_bairn
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    The majority of the academics of this decade were moving to other countries due to unemployment in Ireland. I am looking for photos and any other info (even writings of an interview with people who were emigrating or a video) I can get for a project relating to this topic. I'm not sure of the best sites.
    Can anybody help me out?


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    is_that_so
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    "emigration ireland 1980s" in Google brings up a lot of stuff. I would have thought historical departments in various Irish universities might be the best place to look. Good luck.


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    funktastic
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    Start with general narrative Twentieth Century histories:
    Ferriter, Diarmaid 'The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000'
    Keogh, Dermot 'Twentieth Century Ireland'
    Delaney, Enda 'Irish Emigration since 1921'

    Use national library for newspapers from the period.


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    boneless
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    I was a campaigner against what we believed was enforced youth emmigration in the 1980's... (remember Lenihans infamous "on your bike" remark?)

    If you want to you can PM me and I will give you contact details so I can give a 'first hand' account of the feelings of youth at the time.


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