Muslims in IrelandPast and Present

There has been much public debate and academic research focused on Muslims living in larger Western European countries like Britain, France or Germany, but little is known of Muslims in Ireland. This book provides a complete study of this unexplored Muslim presence, from the arrival of the first Muslim resident in Cork, in the southwest of Ireland, in 1784 until mass immigration to the Republic of Ireland during the 'Celtic Tiger' period from the mid-1990s onwards.

Combining historical, sociological and ethnographic research approaches, the book explores the interaction between Muslims and state and society in Ireland, one of the least secular societies in Europe, and illustrates the central role European networks of the Muslim Brotherhood have played in organising Muslim communities in Europe.