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tiompan wrote:
Patrcik Mcgill , iirc , mentions that navvies didn't waste the valuable heat when working in winter .
More instant than sticking your hands under your oxters , and less likley to annoy the gaffer .


Hadn't heard of Patrick McGill before. Just looked him up - the 'Navvy Poet' from Donegal. Managed to write poetry with only three years schooling and a life of hard labour.

Thanks Tiompan.


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Posted by tjj
25th November 2015ce
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