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July 29, 2026Identities

Horizontal hostility among historically present Black Irish, African migrants and their ‘Irish-born’ children?

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PMPhilomena Mullen

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This article examines tensions within Black identity in Ireland, highlighting implications for community dynamics.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how Black identity is formed and negotiated among different Black communities in Ireland.
  • Utilized life-history and ethnographic material to analyze community dynamics.
  • Investigated the impact of state classification on identity formation within Black Irish contexts.
  • Identified lateral tensions stemming from a single classification system imposed on diverse historical identities.
  • Revealed that racial authenticity is linked to proximity to whiteness and narratives of origin.

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Philomena Mullen (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a28ac8da07d9defa6013https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289x.2026.2705800
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