Potato Labour Scandal 1971
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Potato Labour Scandal 1971
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The Potato Labour Scandal of 1971 was a scandal that was exposed through investigative journalism initiated on concerns raised by Irish Catholic Priests in Scotland.
It raised the concern of forced labour by Irish Labour Suppliers of Irish workers, particularly from the West of Ireland to the Scottish Lowlands. The Welsh journalist Tom Davies wrote about the conditions, singling out five Nevin brothers from Achill, County Mayo, Ireland. Fr. Michael Cassidy was a main witness in the treatment of
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Scottish political scandal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_Labour_Scandal_1971
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2022-04-17T02:41:48Z
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