'Big wages, glorious climate and situations guaranteed': A study of the migration of Irish women to Great Britain for the period 1861 to 191

This study is an attempt to bridge the gap in Irish migration history. While there are numerous studies completed that explain the migration of Irish men and women to North America and Canada, there have been few studies written that illustrate the reasons for the migration of hundreds of thousands of Irish women to Great Britain.;Using the records for the period 1861 to 1911, this study shows where Irish women settled in Great Britain. This thesis outlines the historiography of the Irish in Britain, discusses the socio-economic position of Irish women in Ireland and in America to determine why women often saw emigration as their only viable option, and looks at what marriage and fertility patterns were recreated in their new homelands. As well, this work analyses what types of job opportunities were available for Irish women at home and in America to determine if this was an economically motivated migration. Finally, this work shows where Irish women settl ed in Britain and determines why they settled in certain areas. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).