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Manchester became an important centre for the manufacture and trade of woollens and linen, and by about 1540, had expanded to become, in John Leland's words, "The fairest, best builded, quickest, and most populous town of all Lancashire". [23] The cathedral and Chetham's buildings are the only significant survivors of Leland's Manchester. [24]
Manchester was the subject of Friedrich Engels' The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, Engels himself spending much of his life in and around Manchester. Manchester was also an important cradle of the Labour Party and the Suffragette Movement. [citation needed] Manchester's golden age was perhaps the last quarter of the 19th ...
Little Ireland plaque on Great Marlborough Street, Manchester. Little Ireland was a slum district of Manchester, England in the early 19th century. [1] [2] It was inhabited from about 1827 to 1847 by poor Irish immigrants, [3] and during its existence gained a reputation as the archetypal Irish district in nineteenth century industrial cities. [4]
In addition to formal demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different settlements and regions of the United Kingdom.For example, natives and residents of Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are most commonly referred to as Scousers (after their local dish).
A 2015 survey by YouGov showed that 30% thought Manchester was the second city, 20% thought Birmingham and 12% thought Edinburgh. [90] A 2017 survey by BMG Research, commissioned by the Birmingham Mail, showed 38% preferred Manchester as the second city versus 36% for Birmingham. 16% choose Edinburgh with 10% for other cities. The opinion poll ...
Manchester was a breeding ground for Irish Republicanism, supporters known as Fenians, and when three Irish men were hanged accused of murder they became figureheads for Irish nationalism in Britain, Ireland and America and were known as the Manchester Martyrs. The reports of these terrible conditions sparked pioneering social changes in ...
Arguably the best team each nation has produced for a generation meet at Murrayfield with the Six Nations title on the line
Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including Irish, British or some combination thereof. The Irish have their own unique customs, language, music, dance, sports, cuisine and mythology.