{"product_id":"the-irish-in-st-louis","title":"The Irish in St. Louis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt took a long time before St. Louis finally accepted its Irish population. When the first waves of Famine Irish arrived on the landing in the 1840s  the city was appalled by their poverty. As subsequent waves of Irish fled political oppression after the Civil War  anti-Catholic sentiment sparked bloody riots in which the Irish gave as good as they got. But after seven centuries of enslavement in their own country  nothing would stop them from creating a place in their adopted city. The story of their assimilation is as multifaceted as the Irish character itself. From Shanty to Lace Curtain introduces us to a range of St. Louis Irish  from priests like Timothy Dempsey and Charles Dismas Clark (the Hoodlum Priest) to gangsters from the Bottoms Gang and Egans Rats. We meet artists and revolutionaries  entrepreneurs  and entertainers. It takes us to the rough and tumble neighborhoods of 19th-century Kerry Patch and Dogtown  where immigrants and their children forged paths into the citys mainstream while preserving their Irish identity. We visit contemporary Irish St. Louis  where Irish dance and music thrive. At McGurks Pub and the Pat Connolly Tavern we discover what makes an Irish pub truly Irish. We also learn the behind-the-scenes story of why St. Louis has two St. Patrick Day Parades. Local author and artist Patrick Murphy uses photos  interviews  and photos to compile this comprehensive collection dedicated to the Irish immigrants who helped make St. Louis what it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963305914421,"sku":"ByrdShop_1681063603","price":35.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681063607.jpg?v=1770411416","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-irish-in-st-louis","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}