But as business boomed along the shore in the 1980's, Irish workers on special visas started to join them.
Its aim was to establish an Irish workers' republic.
Often there were delays in construction of the canal, so the Irish workers used their free time to build a new parish church.
But 300,000 low-paid Irish workers benefited from a change in the universal social charge.
He cherishes religious, social and national prejudices against the Irish worker.
These areas tended to be next to railroad and streetcar lines, which relied on Irish workers.
The song portrays an Irish worker working on a railroad.
The number of Irish workers particularly increased following the potato famine.
However, Irish workers and community activists are fighting back.
Many Irish workers would see that they are in that position at the moment.