The Limerick Boycott: Anti-Semitism in Ireland

by Keogh, Dermot; McCarthy, Andrew

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ISBN:9781856354530

Genre:History / Irish History and Culture / Irish Interest / RARE & OUT OF PRINT

Format:Paperback

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Used – Very Good condition paperback.  

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Spine in very good condition.

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No highlighting or markings. 

 

Synopsis:

Selected documents indicate that even before 1904, concerns existed in official circles regarding alleged activities of Jewish traders supposedly selling recycled tea and getting a lien on land and property. This prompted Dublin Castle to investigate the activities of the Jewish community in 1903. In January 1904, the Jewish community in Limerick experienced a backlash in the form of violent assaults, economic boycott and social ostracisation. Keogh and McCarthy explore why this happened, why these events in Limerick remained a localised event and the consequences for the Jewish community.