All trades man wore a shirt and tie back then 7 years to learn your trade

My uncle used to wear a shirt and tie when laying carpets and tiling lol

What’s that brickie doing wearing a tie?

Not a builders bum in sight lol

I used to cycle round there in the 80s, my Dad had a work shed in the business park. Ah memories…

Not a hard hat/High viz vest in sight! No safety equip at all.

“Do you have anything to make wood shorter”.

That is a fantastic video of a time gone by. As someone living in one of those houses, I can vouch for the work of those lads. They built dwellings that have stood the test of time. They also created living space as opposed to recent trends of houses built on top of each other simply to maximise sales potential. Fair pay also to
Liam Kelly who has worked to gather the history of the area and make it so accessible

Great find , this video. They all dressed well for a building site.

Where’s a the polish lads

Norman go to any new school being built in Ireland you will find plenty of them still here

Fantastic stuff. I grew up in one of those houses. They were built by a man by the name of Kenny. I remember him as I hung out with his grand children, I remember smearing our initials on the road using the tar from between the slabs.