Michelle E. Sepulveda
1. Barrett, Andrea. Ship Fever New York: W.W. Norton and Co.1996
A collection of short stories with historical facts mingled with Fiction that details the passage off or Irish immigrants to the new World.
2. Mininberg, Mark. Saving New Haven. New Haven, CT: Fine Arts Publication.
A biography of New Haven's first Irish American Mayor, John Murphy with an extensive history on the Irish in New Haven from the time of their arrival to political gains and economic unity.
3. wittke, Carl. The Irish In America Baton Rouge: Louisiana state University press, 1956
An historical account of the Irish experience in America that explores the trials and tribulations the Irish went through to gain acceptance in a Protestant world.
4. Shumway, Floyd. New Haven-An Illustrated History. California, Windsor Publication, Inc. 1981
A pictorial history of New haven from the arrival of the Puritans to present day. The book includes information on the Irish In New Haven.
5. McCourt, Frank. Angela's Ashes New York, N.Y. Scribner 1996
A memoir of the author who was born in depression-era Brooklyn to Irish immigrants. Although the book deals most with his eventual return to Ireland and the events that took place there, the introduction and the first chapters detail life for Irish immigrants in New York.
6. Miller, Kirby. Out Of Ireland Washington, D.C. Elliot and Clark Publishing 1994
A companion piece to the film Out of Ireland with detailed history of the Irish Americans and the cause of their mass immigration to the United States and Canada. The book also has amazing photographs that include poverty stricken Irish during the potato blight as well as photos taken of the infamous 'coffin ships'.