Irish construction workers in post-war Britain are celebrated in song and story. Donall MacAmhlaigh kept a diary as he worked the sites, danced in the Irish halls, drank in Irish pubs and lived the life of the roving Irish navvy. Work was hard, dirty and dangerous, followed by pints in the Admiral Rodney, the Shamrock, the Cattle Market Tavern and others.
Living conditions were basic at best. This vivid picture of an
Irish navvy's life in England in the 1950s mirrors that of an entire
generation who left Ireland without education or hope. Days without food
or work, the hardships of work camps, lonesome partings after trips
home, periods of intense isolation and bitter reflection were all part
of the experience.
An Irish Navvy - Donall MacAmhlaigh
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