Original sentence: Although Irish labour bolstered the workforce, it was rare that those of Irish descent reached any position of authority at 'the company'  - except through Union routes or as Health & Safety reps - although this was an improvement on previous eras when it was common counsel that "if you call your son Paddy, he’ll never work at the steelworks".Consett’s Irish heritage is noted today in its high Roman Catholic population  – St Patrick’s RC church, in Victoria Road, has the largest Catholic congregation in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Edited sentence: Although Irish labour bolstered the workforce, it was rare that those of Irish descent reached any position of authority at 'the company' - except through Union routes or as Health & Safety reps - although this was an improvement on previous eras when it was common counsel that "if you call your son Paddy, he’ll never work at the steelworks".Consett’s Irish heritage is noted today in its high Roman Catholic population – St Patrick’s RC church, in Victoria Road, has the largest Catholic congregation in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle