Some facts and figures on German-speaking exiles in Ireland, 1933-1945

This chapter presents a brief introduction to Ireland in the early 1930s, Irish policy toward refugees, and the question of anti-Semitism in Ireland. Research into German-speaking refugees in Ireland has started only recently. For the first time some indications on who came, and on when and where, are presented. This is followed up with four case studies to illustrate the different fates of the refugees: Elsa Höfler, who committed suicide in Limerick; George Clare, author of Last Waltz in Vienna; Nobel Prize winner for physics Erwin Schrödinger; and John Hennig, the foremost researcher in Irish German studies.