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Co-authored by McCracken & O’Ruairc, United Irishmen – Emigres of Erin provides a comprehensive historical tracking of the political dissidents who were forced to flee Ireland in the wake of the brutal suppression of the 1798 Rebellion. The book moves past the immediate military engagements to follow these republican exiles as they settled across the United States, France, Australia, and the Caribbean. The authors analyze how these emigrants integrated their radical democratic ideals—influenced by the French and American Revolutions—into the political movements of their new homes, active in early American journalism, labor struggles, and international anti-colonial efforts. Relying on primary letters, shipping logs, and intelligence reports, this volume stands as a vital piece of diaspora history for advanced researchers and genealogists alike.