[Review of] “North American Gaels: Speech, Story, and Song in the Diaspora" by Natasha Sumner and Aidan Doyle (Eds.). Kingston & Montreal, McGill-Queens University Press, 2020, 511 p.

A fascinating yet often overlooked consequence of mass migration from Ireland and the Scottish Highlands to North America from the late-seventeenth to mid-nineteenth centuries is the enduring legacy of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers across the continent. For the first time, this substantial and impressive work foregrounds the lasting impact of Gaels in Canadian and American communities, from the earliest days of British imperial expansion to the present. The book traces the various activities and achievements of Irish and Scottish Gaels in different North American contexts over sixteen chapters.