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Jack StrahleJack Strahle
Irish American Values and Traditions Irish American Values and Traditions
I. The First Irish Immigration
II. The Second Irish Immigration
III. Settlement and Assimilation A. Scots IrishB. Irish
IV. Religion, Family Values andFamilial Roles
A. Scots IrishB. Irish
V. Traditions
I. The First Irish Immigration
II. The Second Irish Immigration
III. Settlement and Assimilation A. Scots IrishB. Irish
IV. Religion, Family Values andFamilial Roles
A. Scots IrishB. Irish
V. Traditions
Scots-Irish preparing to leave IrelandScots-Irish preparing to leave Ireland
•200,000 immigrate from1717-1775•Protestant dissenters•1740 drought
•200,000 immigrate from1717-1775•Protestant dissenters•1740 drought
Irish immigrants arriving at Ellis IslandIrish immigrants arriving at Ellis Island
•Nearly 4 millionimmigrate from the 1920’s until the early 1900’s•Potato Famine •Half were single women
•Nearly 4 millionimmigrate from the 1920’s until the early 1900’s•Potato Famine •Half were single women
Scots-Irish on the Appalachian TrailScots-Irish on the Appalachian Trail
•Helped settle the frontiernear the southern Appalachian Mountains•8 of 56 signers of theDeclaration of Independence were Scots-Irish
•Helped settle the frontiernear the southern Appalachian Mountains•8 of 56 signers of theDeclaration of Independence were Scots-Irish
Immigrant neighborhood in NYCImmigrant neighborhood in NYC
•Majority of the new Irishimmigrants were Catholic•Majority of americans wereProtestants at the time•Mostly went in to manualLabor
•Majority of the new Irishimmigrants were Catholic•Majority of americans wereProtestants at the time•Mostly went in to manualLabor
•Jonathan Edwards’sermon “Sinners in the hands of an angry god,” is a good example of Scots-irish religious views•Scots-Irish beliefshad a tendency to create a taciturn, fatalist worldview•Patriarchal society•Similar ideals canseen in America’s Bible Belt
•Jonathan Edwards’sermon “Sinners in the hands of an angry god,” is a good example of Scots-irish religious views•Scots-Irish beliefshad a tendency to create a taciturn, fatalist worldview•Patriarchal society•Similar ideals canseen in America’s Bible Belt
Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYCSt. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC•The Irish were mostly Roman Catholic•Matriarchal society•The Irish were mostly Roman Catholic•Matriarchal society
Traditional Scots-Irish quiltTraditional Scots-Irish quilt
Chicago River on St. Patrick’s DayChicago River on St. Patrick’s Day
Work Cited
Leyburn, James G. The Scotch-Irish: A Social History. University of North Carolina Press 1962, p. 180. Print.
McGaughey, Jane G.V., and Joseph Moore. “Covenanter sensibility across the long Atlantic World.” Journal of Transatlantic Studies Vol. 11. No. 2 (2013): p 125-34. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
McGoldrick, M. and JK Pearce. “Family therapy with Irish Americans.” Family Process. June Vol. 20 (2) (1981): p. 223-44, Publisher Family Process New York, NY. Web. 10 Sept. 2013
O’Neill, Molly. “Food: The Pot Luck of the Irish.” New York Times. 14 March 14, 1999. Web. Sept. 12. 2013.
Robinson, Emily M. “Sacred Memory: the Covenanters use of History in Scotland and America.” Journal of Transatlantic Studies, Vol. 11, Issue 2, (2013): p.135-157. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
Webb, James. “Why you need to know the Scots-Irish.” Parade Magazine 3 Oct. 2004: Web. 10 Sept. 2013.
Work Cited
Leyburn, James G. The Scotch-Irish: A Social History. University of North Carolina Press 1962, p. 180. Print.
McGaughey, Jane G.V., and Joseph Moore. “Covenanter sensibility across the long Atlantic World.” Journal of Transatlantic Studies Vol. 11. No. 2 (2013): p 125-34. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
McGoldrick, M. and JK Pearce. “Family therapy with Irish Americans.” Family Process. June Vol. 20 (2) (1981): p. 223-44, Publisher Family Process New York, NY. Web. 10 Sept. 2013
O’Neill, Molly. “Food: The Pot Luck of the Irish.” New York Times. 14 March 14, 1999. Web. Sept. 12. 2013.
Robinson, Emily M. “Sacred Memory: the Covenanters use of History in Scotland and America.” Journal of Transatlantic Studies, Vol. 11, Issue 2, (2013): p.135-157. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
Webb, James. “Why you need to know the Scots-Irish.” Parade Magazine 3 Oct. 2004: Web. 10 Sept. 2013.
"You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing...There is nothing that keeps...men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God."
Jonathan Edwards
"You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing...There is nothing that keeps...men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God."
Jonathan Edwards
•Scots-Irish beliefs had a •Potato Famine •Half were single women
•Scots-Irish beliefs had a •Potato Famine •Half were single women
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