
What is recorded here
Scotch Boat was the departure point for thousands of seasonal farm workers leaving Derry between the 1820s and 1960s. Many never returned to the north-west, instead settling permanently in England and Scotland. The bronze plaque marks the exact place where temporary work became a permanent change of life.
This bronze commemorative plaque records: The Scotch Boat point of departure. Derry became the departure for thousands of seasonal migrant farm workers between the 1820s and the 1960s, many never returning to the north-west but settling permanently in England and Scotland Recorded plaque organisation: Derry City Council.
The Scotch Boat refers to the seasonal migration of thousands of farm workers from Derry to England and Scotland, significantly impacting labor patterns and population movements between the 1820s and the 1960s.
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Photo: Kenneth Allen on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0