The Dublin Lockout, 1913
The Dublin Lockout, 1913

Author: Conor McNamara

Publisher: Merrion Press

Published: 2017-07-24

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1911024825

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Putting Ireland on trial, Jim Larkin’s verdict was damning and resolute. His words resound, shuddering towards the present day where class division and workers’ rights disputes make headlines with swelling frequency. In this pioneering collection, an exemplary list of contributors registers the radical momentum within Dublin in 1913, its effects internationally, and its paramount example in shaping political activism within Ireland to this day. The narrative of the beleaguered yet dignified workers who stood up to the greed of their Irish masters is examined, revealing the truths that were too fraught with trauma, shame and political tension to remain within popular memory. Beyond the animosity and immediate impact of the industrial dispute are its enduring lessons through the First World War, the Easter Rising, and the birth of the Irish Free State; its legacy, real and adopted, instructs the surge of activism currently witnessed, but to what effect? The Dublin Lockout, 1913 illuminates this pivotal class war in Irish history: inspiring, shocking, and the nearest thing Ireland had to a debate on the type of society that was wanted by its citizens.

Dublin 1913
Dublin 1913

Author: Gary Granville

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 9781847173614

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The Dublin 1913 lockout is often viewed as the most severe and significant industrial dispute in Irish history, between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers. Central to the dispute was the workers' right to unionise. The book outlines the poverty and poor living conditions of Dubliners at the time, setting the scene for the lockout. On August 26 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. The Great Dublin Lockout began. Over the next four months, James Larkin led the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers' Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish society.

Lockout
Lockout

Author: Padraig Yeates

Publisher: Gill

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 670

ISBN-13: 9780717128914

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Lockout is the story of the most famous labour dispute in Irish history. Union workers, led by James Larkin and supported by thousands of workers across Dublin, went on strike for better employment terms.

The ‘Labour Hercules’: The Irish Citizen Army and Irish Republicanism, 1913–23
The ‘Labour Hercules’: The Irish Citizen Army and Irish Republicanism, 1913–23

Author: Jeffrey Leddin

Publisher: Merrion Press

Published: 2019-03-20

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1788550765

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The Irish Citizen Army (ICA) was born from the Dublin Lockout of 1913, when industrialist William Martin Murphy ‘locked out’ workers who refused to resign from the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union, sparking one of the most dramatic industrial disputes in Irish history. Faced with threats of police brutality in response to the strike, James Connolly, James Larkin and Jack White established the ICA in the winter of 1913. By the end of March 1914, the ICA espoused republican ideology and that the ownership of Ireland was ‘vested of right in the people of Ireland’. The ICA was in the process of being totally transformed, going on to provide significant support to the IRA during the 1916 Rising. Despite Connolly’s execution and the internment of many ICA members, the ICA reorganised in 1917, subsequently developing networks for arms importation and ‘intelligence’, and later providing operative support for the War of Independence in Dublin. The most extensive survey of the movement to date, The ‘Labour Hercules’ explores the ICA’s evolution into a republican army and its legacy to the present day.

Jim Larkin and the Great Dublin Lockout of 1913
Jim Larkin and the Great Dublin Lockout of 1913

Author: John Newsinger

Publisher: Bookmarks

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781909026377

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The Dublin Lockout of 1913 is the most important industrial struggle in Irish history. It was a concerted attempt to crush militant trade unionism once and for all. With incredible courage the Dublin workers, led by Jim Larkin and the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, held out for nearly six months. A century on we can still learn tremendous lessons in the power of the rank and file, solidarity and the kind of revolutionary leadership we need in the labour movement.

Big Jim
Big Jim

Author: Rory McConville

Publisher: O'Brien Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781847173065

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The story of Jim Larkin and the lockout of Dublin workers in 1913 led by William Martin Murphy, told in graphic novel form. On August 26th 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. The Great Dublin Lockout had begun. Over the next four months, James Larkin would lead the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish industrial relations. Dublin was brought to its knees by the food shortages and the aftermath of Bloody Sunday. As winter approached, Larkin lead his Firey Cross campaign to England, hoping to rally the entire United Kingdom to strike in support of the Irish workers.

Lockout
Lockout

Author: Padraig Yeates

Publisher: Gill Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13:

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Lockout is the story of the most famous labour dispute in Irish history. Union workers, led by James Larkin and supported by thousands of workers across Dublin, went on strike for better employment terms.

Lockout Dublin 1913
Lockout Dublin 1913

Author: Padraig Yeates

Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Published: 2000-11-07

Total Pages: 1004

ISBN-13: 0717153215

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On 26 August 1913 the trams stopped running in Dublin. Striking conductors and drivers, members of the Irish Transport Workers' Union, abandoned their vehicles. They had refused a demand from their employer, William Martin Murphy of the Dublin United Transport Company, to forswear union membership or face dismissal. The company then locked them out. Within a month, the charismatic union leader, James Larkin, had called out over 20,000 workers across the city in sympathetic action. By January 1914 the union had lost the battle, lacking the resources for a long campaign. But it won the war: 1913 meant that there was no going back to the horrors of pre-Larkin Dublin. This outstanding survey shows why: it has already established itself as the definitive work on the Lockout.

The Boldness of Betty
The Boldness of Betty

Author: Anna Carey

Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd

Published: 2020-09-07

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1788492412

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Dublin 1913 My name is Betty Rafferty. A few weeks ago I had to leave school and go out to work in a cake shop, serving fancy cakes to rude, rich people. No choice. But since then so much has happened. It all started when old Miss Warby took our pay away. And we walked out! The whole city – well, all us union members – are going out on strike. Even my dog Earnshaw has joined in! Life on the picket line in the lashing rain isn't much fun. Lots of people, like Peter Lawlor, just don't understand how unfair everything is. But we workers have to stand together – no matter what!