Published 2001
by Wolfhound Press in Dublin .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-265) and index.
| Statement | Ultan Cowley. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HD8039.R3152 G73 2001 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 271 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 271 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3599383M |
| ISBN 10 | 0863278299, 0863278906 |
| LC Control Number | 2002327131 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 48580553 |
The Men Who Built Britain book. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Stories of the people of the Irish diaspora, who emigrated /5. While the men themselves have been largely forgotten or ignored, the canals, the railways, the roads, tunnels, dams and public utilities of Britain stand as lasting monuments to their sacrifices and achievements." "The Men who Built Britain has been researched by . The result is as full an account of the experience of Irish construction workers in Britain as one could wish for, taking their story all the way from the original navigators on the canals and railways which drove the nineteenth century industrial revolution, up to the moment in the s when a booming Ireland actually began to recruit from its own exiled workforce on a large scale. The Balloon Factory by Alexander Frater The cover says 'the story of the men who built Britain's first flying machines' but what it really is is 'The story of the author's journey to go to places related to the men who built Britain's first flying machines'. There is a lot of the author in this book/5.
The Men Who Built Britain: a Celebration of the Irish Navvy [Cowley, Ultan] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Men Who Built Britain: a Celebration of the Irish Navvy/5(9). "The contribution of the Irish 'Navvy' to the British construction industry has indeed been 'immeasurable'. For over two centuries, for hundreds of thousands of rural male Irish emigrants to Britain, the best chance of a start was in construction. While the men themselves have been largely forgotten or ignored, the canals, the railways, the roads, tunnels, dams and public utilities of Britain. The Men Who Built Britain [Ultan Cowley] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.5/5(2). It was followed by The Men who built Britain: A History of the Irish Navvy, in This book was researched in Britain over three years, from to , and written over the following two years in Ireland. I amassed over sixty hours’ of recorded interviews with labourers, tradesmen, middle management, and family members.
'The Men Who Built Britain' covers these times, but more importantly, brings the story of the Irish navvies right up to the present day. Not only is the book an excellent social account of the lives of the Irish employed on the major civil engineering projects in Britain, but it also gives a valuable insight into the projects themselves, and /5(11). The Men Who Built Britain: Veteran's Edition THE MEN WHO BUILT BRITAIN - SPECIAL VETERAN'S EDITION Re-published by Potter's Yard Press after several years out of print, and featuring a new specially commissioned jacket design, The Men Who Built Britain is a large-format book, measuring X mm., containing pages and many original black. (1) Cowley, Ultan, The Men Who Built Britain, Wolfhound Press, (2) Barrington, Clare, Irish Women in England, Cork University Press, (3) Cowley, Ultan, The Men Who Built Britain. The Men Who Built Britain: A History of the Irish Navvy by Cowley, Ultan at - ISBN - ISBN - Merlin Publishing - - Hardcover/5(7).
