Coatbridge is an urban town located on the eastern fringes of Glasgow. The town quickly expanded during the late 18th century as a centre of iron making, in part because it had a direct canal link to Glasgow. Cheap unskilled labour was in large demand and as result the town became a popular destination for vast numbers of Irish arriving in Scotland during this period. One local historian, estimates that 1000 per week were arriving in west of Scotland at one point.

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  • Coatbridge is an urban town located on the eastern fringes of Glasgow. The town quickly expanded during the late 18th century as a centre of iron making, in part because it had a direct canal link to Glasgow. Cheap unskilled labour was in large demand and as result the town became a popular destination for vast numbers of Irish arriving in Scotland during this period. One local historian, estimates that 1000 per week were arriving in west of Scotland at one point. Coatbridge today is well known as a working class town which has been described as "little Ireland".
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  • Coatbridge is an urban town located on the eastern fringes of Glasgow. The town quickly expanded during the late 18th century as a centre of iron making, in part because it had a direct canal link to Glasgow. Cheap unskilled labour was in large demand and as result the town became a popular destination for vast numbers of Irish arriving in Scotland during this period. One local historian, estimates that 1000 per week were arriving in west of Scotland at one point.
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  • Coatbridge Irish
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