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From Townland to Township
Michael McManus traces famine-era movement from Kilronan and other Irish communities into the developing industrial townships of County Durham.
From Kilronan to County Durham
From Townland to Township: The Complex Evolution of a Famine Irish Community in County Durham examines the historical forces that made industrial County Durham an important destination for Irish immigrants.
The study connects the social and economic conditions of nineteenth-century Ireland with the developing coal and coke communities around Crook and Billy Row. Kilronan is central to the narrative: Michael’s great-grandfather John McManus was born in Keadue and later settled in County Durham.
Readers can explore the related essay on the McManus YDNA Project and search the project’s Kilronan parish records.
Find From Townland to Township on Michael McManus’s Amazon author page.