July 4-7

4–7 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.

July 4-7

4–7 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.

July 4-7

4–7 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.

July 4-7

Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.

The Great Lockout of 1913 by Joseph E.A. Connell Jr

James Larkin arrived in Ireland in 1907 to begin his union organising work. The first members were enrolled on 20 January 1909 in the new Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union (ITGWU). By 1911 the ITGWU had about 4,000 paid-up members, but this number had doubled by the end of 1912 and had increased to … Read more