Amanda Donahue

Mr. Finlay
Honors World History
Works Cited
Primary Sources:
Bailey, Rayna. Immigration and Migration. New York: Facts on File, 2008. Print.
Annotation: This book presents a historical overview of the influence of migration
on America and describes many obstacles the Irish Immigrants had to encounter.
Bennett, William. "From Narrative of a Recent Journey." Encyclopedia of Irish History
and Culture. Ed. James S. Donnelly, Jr. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference
USA, 2004. 903-904. World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This description of someone travelling in Ireland during the Potato
Famine helps me understand why the Irish immigrated to North America.
Hall, S. C. "On Irish Society before the Famine." Encyclopedia of Irish History and
Culture. Ed. James S. Donnelly, Jr. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA,
2004. 893-896. World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This outsiders view of Ireland during the Potato Famine also helped
me understand why the Irish immigrated to North America.
"Letter from Frederick Douglass to William Lloyd Garrison." Documenting the
American South. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 26 Feb. 1846.
Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This letter gave me a vivid description of the Irish Potato Famine
quoted by Frederick Douglass.
Nicholson, Asenath. "On Rural Society on the Eve of the Great Famine." Encyclopedia of
Irish History and Culture. Ed. James S. Donnelly, Jr. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA, 2004. 900-902. World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This passage explains the interactions between Puritans and Irish,
giving me information on Irish encounters.
Paulson, Timothy J., and Robert Asher. Irish Immigrants. New York: Facts On File,
2005. Print.
Annotation: This book entirely focuses on Irish exploration and encounters as
they reached America.
Uncle Sams Lodging-House. Encylopedia of Race and Racism. Ed. John Hartwell
Moore. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. World History in
Context. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
Annotation: This picture shows a lodging house with a member from each
major country with Immigrants in America. Irelands immigrant appears to be the

troublemaker while the other countries are peaceful. This idea is interesting and
gave me a new perspective.``
Young, Arthur. "On Irish Rural Society and Poverty." Encyclopedia of Irish History and
Culture. Ed. James S. Donnelly, Jr. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA,
2004. 858-860. World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This article helped me understand the poverty in Ireland before the
Irish primarily immigrated to North America.
Articles:
Andereck, Mary E. "Irish Travelers." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Vol. 1: North
America. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1996. 162-164. World History
in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This article described how the Irish travelled, giving me more
information on their exploration.
Baba, Mary. Irish Immigrant Families. Yale Teachers Institute. Yale, n.d. Web. 14 Dec.
2015.
Annotation: This article describes the Irish exploration to American as well as the
living conditions once they arrived.
Delaney, Enda. "Migration: Emigration and Immigration since 1950." Encyclopedia of
Irish History and Culture. Ed. James S. Donnelly, Jr. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA, 2004. 439-442. World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015
Annotation: This article taught me effects of Irish Immigration in North America.
Hanagan, Michael P. Potato Famine. St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History
Worldwide. Ed. Neil Schlager. Vol. 2. Detroit: St. James Press, 2004. 135-140.
World History in Context. Web. 9 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This article gave me historical background of the Irish Potato
Famine, therefore helping me understand why the Irish immigrated to North
America.
History.com Staff. Ellis Island. History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web.
04. Dec. 2015.
Annotation: This article gave me background on Ellis Island, the famous
immigration center many Irish immigrants passed through when coming to
America.
"Irish Americans." Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. Ed. Timothy L.
Gall and Jeneen Hobby. 2nd ed. Vol. 2: Americas. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 300-303.
World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This article was extremely helpful with describing the exchange of
culture between the Irish Immigrants and Americans.

Irish Colonial Immigration. Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 14

Dec. 2015.
Annotation: This talks about Irish immigrants joining the workforce and adapting
to American ways. It also has access to interviews with scholars.
Jameson, Noel. "Ten Inspiring Irish American Quotes." Irish Central. Irish Central LLC,
01 Oct 2015. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This helped me find quotes to use in my website.
Kenny, Kevin. Irish Immigrants in the United States. IIP Digital. US Embassy, 13 Feb.
2008. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
Annotation: This article discusses early Irish struggles and the true IrishAmerican identity.
Kolko, Jed. Americans Most Irish Towns. Forbes. Forbes, 5 Mar. 2015. Web. 14 Dec.
2015.
Annotation: This article connects the past of Irish Immigration to modern day
cities and major cities of Irish Immigrants.
Meagher, Timothy J. "Diaspora: The Irish in North America." Encyclopedia of Irish
History and Culture. Ed. James S. Donnelly, Jr. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA, 2004. 142-148. World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This article described the hardships Irish Immigrants went through as
they explored North America, helping me learn about their encounters and
exploration.
Mullin, James V. Great Irish Famine. World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web.
4 Dec. 2015.
Annotation: This article is full of great background information of the Irish Potato
Famine which helps me understand what motivated Irish Immigration.
"The Voyage." Dunbrody Famine Ship and Irish Emigrant Experience. Dunbrody
Famine Ship, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This article gave me historical background on the coffin ships
Irish immigrants sailed in to America.
Images:
"Coffin Ship" Setting Sale to America. Digital image. BBC. BBC, 2014. Web. 24 Jan.
2016.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my exploring the seas
page to give a visual idea of what the coffin ships looked like.

Flag of the United States in Ireland. 2016. Irish American Unity Conference, n.p.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my thesis page.
Immigrants and Discrimination. 2016. Fast Track Teaching, n.p.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my thesis page.
Irish Hardships. Digital image. Washington State University Libraries. Washington State
University, 29 Aug. 2014. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my exploration page to
show the hardships the Irish suffered from.
Irish Immigrants. Digital image. Liberty Ellis Foundation. The Statue of Liberty Ellis
Island Foundation. Inc., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my encountering page to
represent immigrants arriving in America.
Irish in America. 1880. Library of Congress, n.p.
Annotation: This picture provides statistics on the amount of Irish immigrants
across the United States in comparison to the overall American population.
Irish Men At Work. Digital image. Historiana. European Union, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This picture is useful because it shows Irish men at work.
Irish Potato Famine. Digital image. Economist.com. The Economist Newspaper Limited,
12 Dec. 2012. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my Potato Famine to
represent the harsh conditions the Irish went through.
The Irish Famine: Interior of a Peasants Hut. Digital image. Thinksoup. Wordpress,
2016. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
Annotation: This picture is useful because I used it on my Potato Famine page to
represent the harsh conditions the Irish went through.
Magazines:
"The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America." The Economist 21 June 1997: R6.
World History in Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
Annotation: This magazine describes the Irish expedition to North America and
gave me a better understanding of the exchange of cultures.