'We are grateful that recognition is being given to those navvies who worked so hard.'
(Permalink) Manchester Ship Canal Navvies

An Irishmans Diary. Railways being laid down in the early to mid-19th century Ireland were places of feverish activity. Hundreds of men with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows were toiling to prepare wide paths across the countryside in many counties.
(Permalink) Navvies William Dargan

A museum named after a founding father of Victorian engineering will pay homage to the enormous contribution the Irish community made to a true feat of British construction.
(Permalink) Irish Isambard Kingdom Brunel Marc Isambard Brunel Navvies Thames Tunnel