Just about every post war civil engineering project in the UK was built by Irish construction workers. My neighbour in Glasgow in the 70s was a tunneller from Donegal who worked all over the UK on hydro projects. Brought up 10 kids and retired back to Ireland to a big house and a big bank account.
Great video! It's a pity that the interviews with the men don't go on a bit longer. There's a great book called 'An Irish Navvy' by Donall MacAmhlaigh about this kinda thing that's worth checking out.
Recently watched BBC-three part documentary development of Hinkley Point C, plenty of Irish still building them, but designing and planning them now. Still don't get why we refuse to build same.
No safety boots and helmets in those days, not a holiday camp yet far better than most Irish workers, a lot of those men sent their money home to their families in Ireland.All good solid hard-working men with rock solid opinions, note the man talking about family life at 5.45
Incredible people working so hard to help rebuild post war Britain, working and living in 2 homes. I salute the hard work of these invisible immigrants.
Britain was short of manpower after the war over 100,000 German prisoners of war ,who worked in the UK had just been sent back to Germany, Irish Labour was at a premium 🤔🤔
Our rejection of Nuclear power was a massive mistake, and the environment has payed dearly for it as we continue to rely on fossil fuels for our electricity
The problem is that artificial forms of family planning were forbidden by law because of the overbearing influence of the RC Church. Indeed many Christian churches were also against family planning or artificial forms of family planning and women were not in a position to say no. Large families were common in the 1960's in Ireland and providing for all the children was a huge social problem at that time. A tragic combination of no sex education and early marriages and bans on married women working in public jobs also exacerbated the problem.
@@jgdooley2003 I don't see the problem John. Ireland needed to greatly increase its population and it worked as we now have a very strong economy due to those large families. For once a government policy that worked.
@@jgdooley2003 my father was born in 1950 (an only child) .. my mother was born in 1951 ( came from a family of 9 children) - both Catholic families. Some knew how to go about it ;) 😉
@@jgdooley2003 None of what you said was a problem. Large Irish families was the norm two generations ago. I was one of seven kids, my mother one of twelve. If you had no more than four kids then people though something was wrong. Large families are not a problem. Women’s (so called) equality in the workplace has made having a large family harder because you now need two wages to survive and the progressive look down on a women raising children.
Just about every post war civil engineering project in the UK was built by Irish construction workers. My neighbour in Glasgow in the 70s was a tunneller from Donegal who worked all over the UK on hydro projects. Brought up 10 kids and retired back to Ireland to a big house and a big bank account.
And a broken back?
@@Sarahmurray514 and Tunnel vision lol
@@anthonydowling3356it’s not funny
@@anthonydowling3356wise up
My Grandad and my great uncle are in that clip in the Cafeteria smiling at the Camera there from Donegal
these guys forever live in this UA-cam video .
👍🏻 “the forgotten irish” is another good documentary..
Fascinating. We might need chaps like this in the future
The Irish have left that kind of work .The Poles took their place .
Great grafters. 💪🏻🇮🇪
Great hardworking men, hard lives
Great video! It's a pity that the interviews with the men don't go on a bit longer. There's a great book called 'An Irish Navvy' by Donall MacAmhlaigh about this kinda thing that's worth checking out.
Love histories. Thank you❤️🌹Where are we now globally in 2022?
Thanks for that CR,it brought a tear to my eye
Fascinating footage!
Paddy Power🇮🇪
They are all so well spoken . Fantastic men
Recently watched BBC-three part documentary development of Hinkley Point C, plenty of Irish still building them, but designing and planning them now. Still don't get why we refuse to build same.
Ireland is too progressive and the UK is following in their tracks.
Good Presentation,
I am so proud to have worked with the Irish plenty of " characters " long gone 😢
No safety boots and helmets in those days, not a holiday camp yet far better than most Irish workers, a lot of those men sent their money home to their families in Ireland.All good solid hard-working men with rock solid opinions, note the man talking about family life at 5.45
Our boys ❤
I wonder what they would think of today's Ireland its far more materialistic and faster paced than back then.
Would be great to have the opportunity to work something like this and take your money home, rare
The Irish built England..
Correct
Built the colonies too.
🎶If only we had DearOld Ireland over here🎶☘️v
Incredible people working so hard to help rebuild post war Britain, working and living in 2 homes. I salute the hard work of these invisible immigrants.
McAlpine's fusiliers
The Irish built the world!
And not a single statue to remember them by
Paddy in London
Far from London ,these guys were .
Britain was short of manpower after the war over 100,000 German prisoners of war ,who worked in the UK had just been sent back to Germany, Irish Labour was at a premium 🤔🤔
😮
Ps No fat people in those days, six packs were the norm not fashion.
I don’t think they even had six packs. Just your regular lean belly.
Dogging the steel,40mm bars,
Our rejection of Nuclear power was a massive mistake, and the environment has payed dearly for it as we continue to rely on fossil fuels for our electricity
Did that guy say his kids were 3 2 and 1? Jesus give Ur wife a rest pal
The problem is that artificial forms of family planning were forbidden by law because of the overbearing influence of the RC Church. Indeed many Christian churches were also against family planning or artificial forms of family planning and women were not in a position to say no. Large families were common in the 1960's in Ireland and providing for all the children was a huge social problem at that time.
A tragic combination of no sex education and early marriages and bans on married women working in public jobs also exacerbated the problem.
@@jgdooley2003 I don't see the problem John. Ireland needed to greatly increase its population and it worked as we now have a very strong economy due to those large families. For once a government policy that worked.
@@jgdooley2003 my father was born in 1950 (an only child) .. my mother was born in 1951 ( came from a family of 9 children) - both Catholic families. Some knew how to go about it ;) 😉
@@jgdooley2003 None of what you said was a problem. Large Irish families was the norm two generations ago. I was one of seven kids, my mother one of twelve. If you had no more than four kids then people though something was wrong.
Large families are not a problem. Women’s (so called) equality in the workplace has made having a large family harder because you now need two wages to survive and the progressive look down on a women raising children.
It's unfortunate that the Irishman has now got the same traits as the English man, private property, gun clubs, fishing rights, no trespassing ...
Anything wrong with gun clubs
:-)