Now retired, Dr. Seán Damer was an academic sociologist for over 30 years, latterly a Senior Research Fellow in the University of Glasgow. He is passionately interested in the urban history of Glasgow and has authored numerous scholarly articles and books such as Glasgow: Going for a Song and Scheming: A History of Glasgow Council Housing 1919-1956. His interest in the Irish Connection stems from his own extensive research into the social history of the city, and the rich oral history of his own family.