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Ultan Cowley

McAlpine's Men: Irish Stories from the Sites Paperback

by Ultan Cowley (Author)

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Potters Yard Press
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0956643604
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978-0956643605
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Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0956643604
ISBN-13 : 978-0956643605
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces

Best Sellers Rank: #13,780,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dave Wells

Not a bad book, interesting if you lived through these times ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2015

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Not a bad book, interesting if you lived through these times as I did. Probably not as interesting if you had no personal involvement.

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Carol

Navvies in the UK

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2012

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Great book about the itinerant life of the Irish Navvy in the UK. A good mixture of history, anecdotes and personal experiences.

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Dec

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2012

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A well brought together book that merges testimonials and some reflection from the author and the contributors. It rouses sadness and pride in the protagonists endevour in what were difficult times for all. For me it was a bittersweet nostalgia piece that allowed me an insight into the lives of relatives no longer with us.

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"Poor publishing, or something else?"

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016

Just read the Kindle edition of this book. Although the book is very intresting, part way through, I started to read the exact same text again! If this is a publishing fault, or not, It kept happening on quite a few occasions. Kind of killed it for me. This book reminded me of a couple of books I read, about a couple of well known people in Birmingham. The books were terribly badly written. One was about Eddie Fewtrell, and the other was about a prominent Irishman, whose name escapes me now. Both would have been great reads, If not for the fact, that they kept repeating great lumps, over and over! I'm beginning to think someone is taking "The Gypsy's Kiss" !!!

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MOTOT

ULTAN COWLEY HAS PAINTED AN UNFORGETTABLE PICTURE

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2017

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I GOT THIS BOOK FOR MY KINDLE TO CHECK WHETHER TO BUY IT TO GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO HAD WORKED IN THE BUILDING TRADE, BUT HAVING GLANCED AT IT, I HAD TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK, AND HOW GLAD I AM THAT I DID. IT GIVES AN UNFORGETTABLE PICTURE OF THE LIVES LIVED BY THOSE IRISHMEN WHO MIGRATED TO BRITAIN TO WORK ON THE ROADS. APART FROM BEING INFORMATIVE, IT IS FULL OF HUMOUR AND PATHOS. I HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE DEBT WE OWE THOSE MEN. THEIR LIVES WERE VERY HARD AND OFTEN LONELY, AND MANY ENDED UP HOMELESS. I CAN THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK - IT CERTAINLY OPENED MY EYES.
ULTAN COWLEY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

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Inda Kenny

Very interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2018

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Anyone who is Irish has relatives who emigrated to England. This is a story that needed to be told given the thousands who emigrated. Some funny and also sad stories. Could do with tighter editing.

Mrs B Scarborough

Wonderful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2020

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Lovely book, my Dad thoroughly enjoyed it! Great customer service. Highly recommended 5 stars!!!

Gareth Davies

Sadness.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2018

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I have worked at many of the sites mentioned, they like me are redundant or demolished. Thanks for an insight into the construction.

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p flanagan

Very informative.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2019

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This a very good read my father worked in the Tunnels so it is great that everything that the built and the hard times they endured to send money home has at last been acknowledged.

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