Limerick Boycott 1904: Anti-Semitism in Ireland.
Author: KEOGH, Dermot and McCARTHY, Andrew.
Cork: Mercier Press, 2005. xvi, 163 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
“… Twenty years ago and less Jews were known only by name and evil repute in Limerick. They were sucking the blood of other nations, but those nations rose up and turned them out. And they came to our land to fasten themselves on us like leeches and to draw our blood …”
So Fr John Creagh’s words rang out on 11 January 1904, stirring up a wave of anti-Semitic feeling and violence — the worst ever recorded in Irish history — which culminated in a general boycott of the Jewish community in Limerick.
This book of analysis and selected official documents, compiled by two of Ireland’s leading historians, asks many questions but challenges the reader to find the answers.
Contents:-
Preface
Introduction
The Growth of the Jewish Community in Ireland
The Jewish Community in Limerick
Anti-Semitism in Ireland
Economic and Social Conditions in Limerick
Fr John Creagh and Anti-Semitism
The Impact of Fr Creagh’s Sermon
Fr Creagh’s Second Anti-Semitic Sermon
The Position of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick
Support for Creagh’s Anti-Semitism
The Boycott Continues
Pressure to Prosecute Fr Creagh
The Case of the ‘Boy Raleigh’
The Position of the Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick
The Legacy of Anti-Semitism
The Departure of Fr Creagh
Notes
Appendix
Index of Names
ISBN: 1856354539
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