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Laborers, frequently Irish migrants, employed in the heavy manual excavation and construction of British infrastructure during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Migration c.1500–1900

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1870 Naturalisation Act A8 countries Abolition movement Administrative grant Alien Aliens Act of 1905 Ancoats Anglicization

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History A

Laborers, frequently Irish migrants, employed in the heavy manual excavation and construction of British infrastructure during the 18th and 19th centuries.