Special limited Edition of The Men Who Built Britain

‘In the 1960s, across Britain, monuments to the labour of Irish workers could be seen throughout the cities and countryside, most particularly with the construction of the motorways but also on the building sites where Irish tradesmen and labourers were often the backbone of the workforce. Ultan Cowley gave the title to his book, The Men Who Built Britain, and it was more than an idle boast. It was a statement of pride in the reputation for industry, and the capacity for hard work, rightly earned by our people – the transient migrants.’

President Michael D. Higgins, Closing Speech of State Visit, Coventry, 9^th April 2014

This iconic book was originally launched by then-Senator Michael D. Higgins in 2001.