This work is a close examination of how Irish migrants in Germany construct their Irishness and, in doing so, maintain their belonging to Ireland across a geographic distance transformed by the pandemic. that understood, their practices of belonging to Ireland are nonetheless embroiled in the political goal of making Ireland visible abroad.
Margaret Haverty is Project Manager 'International, Focus Academia' at the IHK-Exportakademie, Stuttgart, Germany
1. Introduction.- 2. Irish Diaspora: "They Are Part of Us".- 3. The Anthropologist's (Pandemic) Toolkit.- 4. Isolation and Connectedness: A Candle for the Diaspora.- 5. 'An Irish Night in': Irish Culture Zuhause.- 6. Prospecting Irishness: "The Irish Diaspora is One of Ireland's Greatest Resources".- 7. Remitted Visibility for Ireland.- 8. In Lieu of a Conclusion.
