South Carolina Irish

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South Carolina Irish. By Arthur Mitchell. (Charleston, S.C.: History Press, 2011. Pp. 126; $19.99, paper.)

This synopsis of the South Carolina Irish experience essentially ends with the Civil War and includes an appendix with a short history of the Irish in North Carolina that focuses almost exclusively on the colonial period. Arthur Mitchell, professor emeritus of history at the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie, has crafted a well-written account of the state's Irish history, but the study is light on comparative analysis. For the reader looking for a brief overview of the Irish in South Carolina, this work is ideal, but anyone trying to understand the subject in a …