Mulvey, Michael
(2018)
‘I’ve
Won
a
Hero’s
Name’:
Stereotyping
the
Post
-
war
Irish
Builders
and
Mythologizing
the
Mundane.
NPPSH Reflections, 2.
pp. 91-102.
ISSN 2565-6031
Abstract
The
quote
in
the
title
of
this
paper
is
the
opening
line
of
Dominic
Behan’s
well
-
known
folk
-
song,
officially
entitled
Paddy
on
the
Road
–
but
much
better
known
by
its
popular
title
Building
up
and
tearing
England
down
.
Dominic
was
the
younger
brother
of
Brendan
and
Brian,
and
was
himself
an
author
and
playwright
but
was
probably
better
-
known
as
a
songwriter
who
came
to
prominence
in
the
1
960s
Irish
folk
revival.
The
full
first
verse
merits
examination
as
it
précises
succinctly
the
theme
of
this
paper,
which
is
the
way
in
which
the
Irish
migrant
builders
who
participated
in
the
post
-
war
reconstruction
of
London
performed
a
specific
stereoty
pical
version
of
male
Irishness.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
NPPSH; ‘I’ve Won a Hero’s Name’;
Stereotyping; Post-war Irish Builders; Mythologizing;
Mundane; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > Research Institutes > An Foras Feasa |
| Item ID: |
10832 |
| Depositing User: |
NPPSH Editor
|
| Date Deposited: |
05 Jun 2019 16:21 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
NPPSH Reflections |
| Publisher: |
Maynooth Academic Publishing |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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