Irish are 'uncivilised' says wealthy German Freidrich Engels, 22nd Feburary 1843, Northern Quarter Bugle
Our European Community Editor writes:
The son of a wealth German industrialist has insulted Manchester's Irish community.
Mr. Engels has upset the clientele at the Hare and Hounds, The Unicorn and the Crown and Cushion and other Northern Quarter pubs where he regularly drinks with another German friend.
Mr. Engels originally came to Manchester to work in his father's thread factory but soon lost interest and began researching for a book he wants to write on the ordinary people of Manchester and Salford.
One of the regulars at the Unicorn, and Irishman named John Fitzpatrick, overheard a discussion between the two Germans in the vault as they quaffed their ale;
'It is not surprising that a social class already degraded by industrialisation should still be further degraded by having to live alongside and compete with the uncivilised Irish.'
Mr Engels refused to comment to this paper other than to say 'it was a private observation'.
John Foster, a local resident in Oak St and purveyor of alcohol to many of the market traders in the area appeared to support some of the German's claims
'At the ends of many streets stand groups of Irish ruffians who appear to feel no interest but in ill-treating the peaceable and unoffending inhabitants.'
But the landlords of both the Unicorn and the Hare and Hounds are considering banning Mr Engels unless he formally apologises - they say that half of their customers are Irish.
(Mr Friedrich Engels, "An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.")
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Irish are 'uncivilised' says wealthy German Freidrich Engels, 22nd Feburary 1843, Northern Quarter Bugle
Our European Community Editor writes:
The son of a wealth German industrialist has insulted Manchester's Irish community.
Mr. Engels has upset the clientele at the Hare and Hounds, The Unicorn and the Crown and Cushion and other Northern Quarter pubs where he regularly drinks with another German friend.
Mr. Engels originally came to Manchester to work in his father's thread factory but soon lost interest and began researching for a book he wants to write on the ordinary people of Manchester and Salford.
One of the regulars at the Unicorn, and Irishman named John Fitzpatrick, overheard a discussion between the two Germans in the vault as they quaffed their ale;
'It is not surprising that a social class already degraded by industrialisation should still be further degraded by having to live alongside and compete with the uncivilised Irish.'
Mr Engels refused to comment to this paper other than to say 'it was a private observation'.
John Foster, a local resident in Oak St and purveyor of alcohol to many of the market traders in the area appeared to support some of the German's claims
'At the ends of many streets stand groups of Irish ruffians who appear to feel no interest but in ill-treating the peaceable and unoffending inhabitants.'
But the landlords of both the Unicorn and the Hare and Hounds are considering banning Mr Engels unless he formally apologises - they say that half of their customers are Irish.
(Mr Friedrich Engels, "An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.")
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P1040592