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Why have Irish immigrants been an underclass in England for most of the past 150 years?
And what do Irish surnames say about the class status of people who emigrated after the Great Famine?
This Saint Patrick’s Day, Professor Neil Cummins, of LSE's Department of Economic History uses historical big data to find out.
Why have Irish immigrants been an underclass in England for most of the past 150 years?
And what do Irish surnames say about the class status of people who emigrated after the Great Famine?
This Saint Patrick’s Day, Professor Neil Cummins, of LSE's Department of Economic History uses historical big data to find out.
