This paper traces how the Great Depression was perceived in 1930s Ireland. Perceptions were complicated by internal political developments. Fianna Fáil, upon acceding to power in 1932, rapidly expanded protection and engaged in (near balanced budget) fiscal expansion. Despite the tariff war...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. The Pathology of Irish Demographic History -- 2. Saving Rural Ireland: 1920-1960 -- 3. Marriages, Births, and Fertility: The Irish Family -- 4. The Irish State and Its Emigrants: 1922-1954 -- 5. The Vanishing...