We need to recognise Irish participation in the British colonial story
We need to recognise Irish participation in the British colonial story Emigration is elephant in the room when thinking about Irish people and the Empire Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 00:42 Niamh Gallagher Between 1855 and 1863, some 24 per cent of Indian Civil Service recruits came from Irish universities, including Trinity College. Photograph: iStock The violence and coercion exercised within the British Empire to acquire land, resources, and trading routes casts a long shadow on ...
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