McAlpine's Fusiliers
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"McAlpine's Fusiliers" is an Irish ballad, set to a traditional air, which was popularised in the early 1960s by Dominic Behan.
Alwen Dam in North Wales is only a few miles from where the song's protagonists landed, and was built by Sir Robert McAlpine's company
The song mentions the Isle of Grain. This is the power station there
Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet was a Scottish businessman who founded the British construction firm which is now known as Sir Robert McAlpine. He was made a baronet in June 1918, the first of the Mc
McAlpine's Fusiliers
…the migration of Irish labourers from Ireland to Britain during the 20th century. The ballad's title refers to the eponymous construction company of Sir Robert McAlpine, a major employer of Irish workmen at the time. John Laing and George Wimpey (also referred to in the opening monologue; a part not included in some…
Sir Robert Mc Alpine, 1st Bt. – London, National Portrait Gallery