The Louisiana Irish (Paperback)

Long before the American colonies won their independence, the Irish were making their own history in Louisiana. "The Louisiana Irish" tells the story of how the Irish influence touched every aspect of society and can still be felt throughout New Orleans and the surrounding region today.

Author Margaret Varnell Clark chronicles a number of people and historical events, including:

Ulster Protestants who found a safe haven from British intolerance in the mid-1700s
Irish-born Governor General Alexander O'Reilly, sent by the Spanish to take the colony, by force if necessary, in 1769
Legion of administrators and Irish priests sent to catholicize the South
Battles for New Orleans between two of Ulster's sons: Andrew Jackson and General Sir Edward Packenham
Young Irelanders in America following the 1848 rebellion
Confederate Irish regiments who fought bravely at Spotsylvania, Monocacy, Manassas, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, and Gettysburg
Playwright Oscar Wilde's legitimate property claim to a Southern plantation
International chess phenomena Paul Morphy

Filled with historical treasures and little-publicized facts, "The Louisiana Irish" tells the story of the Irish and how they shaped the city of New Orleans, the state of Louisiana, and the American South.