By 1911, the Italian community in Ireland numbered less than 400 immigrants. In Dublin’s ‘Little Italy’, class divisions were formed between groups from the Lucca region, consisting of plasterers and woodworkers, and the Val di Comino region, described as cafe owners and ice cream vendors.
Giuseppe Cervi, a resident of Ship Street, was among the latter. He is credited with opening Dublin’s first fish and chip shop, or ‘chipper’.
