| dc.description.abstract | This thesis will discuss the network connections that existed between a family from Tyredagh
Upper townland in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland and Norwalk, Connecticut. Chapter 1 will
discuss the conditions that existed in pre-famine Tulla, County Clare, Ireland, and the extent
to which these conditions contributed to the re-settlement of several members of the Clune
family from their clachan settlement in Tyredagh Upper to Norwalk Connecticut. Chapter 2
will discuss the creation of the reconstituted family settlement in Norwalk Connecticut by
two family members and how this reconstituted and reconfigured settlement supported
further family emigration for subsequent generations. This re-creation and re-imagination of
this family settlement in Norwalk, CT was of key importance to this family in Norwalk as
will be discussed throughout this thesis. Chapters 3 and 4 will discuss two members of this
family, namely Dr. Thomas F. Clune and Mary E. Clune, both Irish American native
Norwalkers who played important roles within their own families as well as within the local
community as community leaders and business owners.
Finally, the thesis will conclude with an analysis and summary of the important roles played
by family members within the family and the wider community during the time period
researched. The thesis will conclude with a short discussion of the unique aspects of Norwalk
in relation to the Irish community that existed there and the need to further delve into specific
families into specific locations in order to gain further insights into these Irish communities at
home and abroad. | en_US |
