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The Irish in England

Cummins, Neil ORCID: 0000-0001-7328-2967 and Ó Gráda, Cormac (2024) The Irish in England. Journal of Economic History. ISSN 0022-0507

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Identification Number: 10.1017/S0022050724000536

Abstract

We use the universe of probate and vital registers from England between 1838 and 2018 to document the status of the Irish in England. We identify the “Irish” in the records as those individuals with distinctively Irish surnames. From at least the mid-nineteenth century to 2018, we find that the Irish in England have persisted as an underclass, being on average 50 percent poorer than the English. Infant mortality was about 25 percent higher for the Irish between the 1830s and the mid-twentieth century but has subsequently equalized. Sorting, both to urban areas and to the North of England, are important elements in the Irish experience. We discuss the potential roles of selective migration, social mobility, and discrimination in this and signpost directions for future research.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2024 The Authors
Divisions: Economic History
Subjects: D History General and Old World
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification: O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2024 15:57
Last Modified: 15 Jan 2025 09:39
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121184

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