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Edited Nov 26, 2015, 08:13
Re: Digging up ancient graves looking for pots to cook in...
Nov 25, 2015, 23:47
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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