Michelle E. Sepulveda
1. Watts, J.F., The Irish Americans. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 1996
Part of a series on the Immigrant experience, this volume deals exclusively with the history of the Irish in America with well told facts and historical stories presented in a juvenile manner of literature.
2. Mininberg, Mark. Saving New Haven. New Haven, fine arts Publication.
Students will find this book useful because it details political history of New Haven through the life of New Haven's first Irish mayor, John Murphy.
3. Barrett, Andrea. Ship Fever. New York, N.Y. W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. 1996
This book is intended for mature audiences but one story in this historical collection of fictitious short stories, Ship Fever, contains facts about the voyage of the Irish to the United States and Canada. It also describes the discrimination they met when they first arrived.
4. Shumway, Floyd and Hegel, Richard. New Haven An Illustrated History. California, Windsor Publications Inc.
An illustrated book on the history of New Haven with a small but important chapter on the Irish who made New Haven their home.
5. Barth, Edna. Shamrocks, Harps, and shillelaghs. New York: Clarion Books 1977
This book details the story of St. Patrick's life and explains the symbols used in the celebration of St. Patrick's day parades and how they gained importance to the Irish people.