Caraid nan Gaidheal and 'Friend of Emigration': Gaelic emigration literature of the 1840s

Kidd, S.M. (2002) Caraid nan Gaidheal and 'Friend of Emigration': Gaelic emigration literature of the 1840s. Scottish Historical Review, 81(1), pp. 52-69. (doi: 10.3366/shr.2002.81.1.52)

Abstract

This study focuses on Gaelic emigration literature which was published in the aftermath of the Highland potato famine of 1836-37 and before that of 1846-50. The end of the eighteenth century had witnessed a steady flow of emigrants out of the Highlands in response to a complex mix of factors, including landlord pressure, population growth and the prospect of a more prosperous future elsewhere.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Kidd, Dr Sheila
• Authors: Kidd, S.M.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor; P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1501 Scottish Gaelic Language
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Celtic and Gaelic
• Journal Name: Scottish Historical Review
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• ISSN: 0036-9241
• ISSN (Online): 1750-0222
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2002 Edinburgh University Press
• First Published: First published in Scottish Historical Review 81(1):52-69
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with permission of the publisher.