Acclaimed history of the Irish in Australia, first published in 1986, which won the NSW Premier's Award for Non-fiction and the Ernest Scott Prize for Australian history. This second edition has a new chapter, TThe New Irish', which examines recent developments, and a supplementary bibliography containing an additional 220 items published since 1986. Includes a bibliography, further reading list, and an index. The author holds a personal chair of history at the University of NSW and his other works include a companion study, TVanished Kingdoms', and the standard Australian history of TThe Catholic Church and Community'.