irish(industrial) Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
what jobs did they take on?
A
labouring work in docks, mines, railways
2
Q
what were the roles of irish navvies like?
A
dangerous/ many killed or injured
3
Q
where did they move to in liverpool?
A
overcrowded unnhygeinic housing near docks
4
Q
what diseases broke out because of where they stayed?
A
typhus and cholera
5
Q
what did the irish do?
A
help rebuild the docks
6
Q
what impact did they have on the poor?
A
cared for the sick? kitty wilkinson was known as the saint of the slums because of her efforts to teach health and hygeine
7
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