The Louisiana Irish

Long before the American colonies won their independence the Irish were making their own history in Louisiana. <I>The Louisiana Irish</I> 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.<P>Author Margaret Varnell Clark chronicles a number of people and historical events including: <P><ul><li>Ulster Protestants who found a safe haven from British intolerance in the mid-1700s<BR><li>Irish-born Governor General Alexander O'Reilly sent by the Spanish to take the colony by force if necessary in 1769<BR><li>Legion of administrators and Irish priests sent to catholicize the South<BR><li>Battles for New Orleans between two of Ulster's sons: Andrew Jackson and General Sir Edward Packenham<BR><li>Young Irelanders in America following the 1848 rebellion<BR><li>Confederate Irish regiments who fought bravely at Spotsylvania Monocacy Manassas the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and Gettysburg<BR><li>Playwright Oscar Wilde's legitimate property claim to a Southern plantation<BR><li>International chess phenomena Paul Morphy</ul><p>Filled with historical treasures and little-publicized facts <I>The Louisiana Irish</I> tells the story of the Irish and how they shaped the city of New Orleans the state of Louisiana and the American South.<p>