Le migrazioni irlandesi in Francia fra il XVI secolo e i primi decenni del XIX secolo. Lo <em>status quaestionis</em>

The aim of this paper is to provide a historiographical overview of the Irish migrations to France from the second half of the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Over the last fifteen years, research on Irish migrations to France and the rest of Europe during this period has generated an impressive amount of scholarship, thus demonstrating  how this can be considered a phenomenon which anticipated the great Irish diaspora of the nineteenth century

La comunità irlandese a Roma, 1377-1870 Il case-study storiografico

The aim of this essay is to provide a historiographical overview of the Irish community in Rome throughout a period which goes from the Middle Ages until the second half of the nineteenth century. More precisely the period examined goes from 1377, the year of the Papacy’s return from the Avignon exile, until 1870, when the city was annexed to the kingdom of Italy. Given the long period examined, this article does not provide a comprehensive picture and, consequently, should be seen as a work in progress which will be revised and improved thanks to further archival and bibliographical research

Le migrazioni irlandesi in Francia fra il XVI secolo e i primi decenni del XIX secolo. Lo status quaestionis

The aim of this paper is to provide a historiographical overview of the Irish migrations to France from the second half of the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Over the last fifteen years, research on Irish migrations to France and the rest of Europe during this period has generated an impressive amount of scholarship, thus demonstrating  how this can be considered a phenomenon which anticipated the great Irish diaspora of the nineteenth century

The role and activities of the Capuchin, Jesuit and Recollet missionaries in Acadia/Nova Scotia from 1654 to 1755

ix, 266 leaes : ill., maps ; 28 cm.Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 240-266).Also available onlineThis thesis examines the activity of the Capuchin, Jesuit and Recollet missionaries from 1654 until 1755. More specifically it illustrates how the apostolate of these three orders developed in Acadia/Nova Scotia. It tries to give as many details as possible on the individual missionaries who came to Acadia/Nova Scotia as well as on the places where they operated. Particular attention is given to the activity of the missionaries during one of the more complex and troubled periods within the history of this territory. Furthermore, the thesis highlights the competition which existed between the religious orders, and even between different branches of the same order. This study traces missionary activity during a period of Anglo-French conflicts. It assesses the degree to which missions were affected by these tensions, and also the extent to which this varied by time and place

Establishing mission networks in the early modern catholic church: ireland, rome and the west indies, 1600-1669

This thesis investigates the attempts which were made to develop a triangular missionary connection between the Irish Colleges in Rome, the Irish mission, and the West Indies from 1600 to 1669. Structured in seven chapters, this thesis aims to widen the historiography on the Irish missionary activities in and beyond Europe by exploring the complex interplay of factors which led to the planning and development of this missionary networking. This study also seeks to trace the activities and the movement of the clerics who were involved within this missionary channel. At the same time, it seeks to identify and highlight the difficulties which affected their activity throughout the period examined. The chapters that follow will provide a detailed investigation of how and to which extent the Irish clergy was able to respond to the expansion of ministry outside the Irish mission which, throughout the seventeenth century, was dictated by the growing pastoral needs of the Irish communities in and beyond Europe