Everyday life of German-speaking refugees in wartime Ireland

This article deals with the emigration of German-speaking refugees to Ireland from 1933 onwards, their lives in Dublin and in the provinces especially during the Second World War (called 'the ' in Ireland). A number of different groups can be identified - mainly the refugees coming via the Irish Co-Ordinating Committee for Refugees from late 1938 onwards, the academics as well as the entrepreneurs and technical experts. Their day-to-day experiences depended greatly on their personal background, the support they received once in Ireland and also whether their life was centred in the capital or in the provinces - and, as with all refugees, the socioeconomic context they found themselves in.