The term `long distant kiddies` was the term I often heard to describe the `Pinchers`.
I wouldn`t agree with Paddywack regarding the non-help from the Irish government, the position that some of the Irish labouring man found himself in was entirely of his own making. I was with labourers from all over Ireland and the majority of them were steady workers who didn`t depend on anyone for help, those that were constantly on `the scrounge`were too reliant on the drink,they were to be avoided.