Economic Impact Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Irish
A
-⅓ of the workforce on the Edinburgh/ northern railway line in 1847 was Irish
-Glasgow subway was tunnelled largely by Irish labourers
2
Q
Italians
A
-Italians opened many businesses such as fish and chip shops and ice cream shops
3
Q
Jews
A
-skilled as tailors, links linen in Gorbald 1908
-jewellers, Greenwalds jewellers opened by Jews from Minsk
4
Q
Lithuanians
A
-coal mining around Lanarkshire
