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REVISITING CONSETT HISTORY: Our Irish Immigrant RootsAs we look back at the history of Consett, we cannot ignore the impact of the Irish community on our town. From the late 1700s, Irish itinerant workers made their way to England during harvest time, known as Spalpeens, to earn money to keep their small holdings back in Ireland. By 1818, Irish immigration to…Read the story →More sections
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