Real lace: America's Irish rich - Birmingham, Stephen (Harper & Row, Publishers New York, 1973)
"What happened" -- in the beginning -- "everything but the light bulb" -- "Murray Bay" -- Mr. McDonnell's Gimmick -- the greatest nose count of them all -- the original butter-and-egg man -- the wedding of the century -- "Ma and Pa D." -- the bubble breaks -- the decline of Mr. Fall -- the silver kings -- Mr. Ryan's fortune -- and for my eldest son, one set of pearl studs -- the troubles of one house -- why don't the nice people like us? -- the Dutchess Brady -- "atomic tom" -- the Buckleys of "Great Elm" -- the upward climb -- sons of the priory, daughters of the sacred heart -- royalty -- problems in the back office -- to the bitter end -- aftermath -- "Robert of Roue".
Includes index.
Keywords: Irish Americans -- Biography; United States -- Social life and customs; Upper class -- United States