... have been constructed as an inferior race to the British and present some of the negative stereotypes of Irish culture. The final part of my essay will focus on experiences of the second generation Irish population living in Britain. I will address the questions of how they challenge the traditional view of Irish culture how they might identify themselves culturally and negotiate their 'Irishness' in Britain, creating a new form of Irishness and hybrid identities. The Irish are the largest minority group in Britain, however this is rarely acknowledged in academic studies. The first major influx of Irish migrants to Britain/England was the post-famine migrants in the nineteenth century. At this time, Irish immigrants were perceived as a different race to British (Mac an Ghaill et al,2003, 387). Anti-Irish racism and anti-Catholicism was clearly present within Britain. 'The 1830-40s was a time of social and economic transformation in which ...

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