Scottish migrants in the northern ‘irish sea industrial zone’, 1841–1911: preliminary patterns and perspectives

Review of periodical literature published in 2012

“…The movement of industrial and agricultural workers, both within and across national borders, figured prominently in the work of labour historians. Burnett et al. examine the contribution of Scottish migrants to the formation of an ‘Irish Sea industrial zone’ during the period 1841–1911. Whether as sources of capital, enterprise, or labour, Scots were crucial to the industrialization of northern port cities.…”