The Irish in Scotland 1798-1845. Cork University Press, 1945. Second Edition. Half cloth over paper boards, in publisher’s pictorial dust jacket. Jacket chipped at tail of spine, with loss to upper corner at rear. A nice bright copy.

Handley’s work remains a landmark in Irish and Scottish migration studies. It meticulously documents the influx of Irish migrants—particularly laborers—into Scotland in the wake of the 1798 rebellion and leading up to the Great Famine.

The book is notable for its rich archival research, drawing on newspapers, parish records, and government reports to trace the lives of Irish immigrants and their reception in Scottish society.