Rethinking the Irish in the American South: Beyond Rounders and Reelers

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Rethinking the Irish in the American South • This page intentionally left blank Rethinking the IrIsh in the AmerIcAn south Beyond Rounders and Reelers edited by BryAn AlBIn GIemzA University Press of Mississippi • Jackson www.upress.state.ms.us The University Press of Mississippi is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Copyright © 2013 by University Press of Mississippi All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing 2013 ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rethinking the Irish in the American South : beyond rounders and reelers / edited by Bryan Albin Giemza. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61703-798-6 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-61703-799-3 (ebook) 1. Irish—Southern States—History. 2. Southern States—Civilization—Irish influences . 3. Popular culture—Southern States. 4. Ireland—Emigration and immigration —History. 5. Southern States—Emigration and immigration—History. 6. Irish Americans—Southern States—History. I. Giemza, Bryan Albin. F220.I6R48 2013 305.8916’2073—dc23 2012043895 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available ...