Author: CAHILL, LIAM
Title: Forgotten revolution : Limerick Soviet 1919; a threat to British power in Ireland / Liam Cahill; foreword [by] Jim Kemmy
Description: Dublin : O'Brien Press 1990. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.Physical description; 168 p. : ill. facsims. frontis. ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Includes index. Bibl.: p.159-163. Summary; The year 1919 was a time of revolution in Europe and Ireland. Six years after the Dublin Lockout. nationalist forces and trade unionists fused into powerful opposition to British rule. Against this background. an outbreak of worker power emerged in Limerick and the Limerick Soviet took over the city. This was the first such 'soviet' in either Britain or Ireland. and for two weeks they governed the city. producing newspapers. issuing their own currency and winning worldwide publicity. British authorities saw this event as a major threat and put Limerick under strict military control. This is the definitive account of an unsung but important moment in Ireland's history. It tells the story of the Soviet. and follows the events as they unfold day-by-day throughout the two weeks. It places the Soviet in the context of the political climate in Ireland. Europe and Britain. and it reveals the involvement of the Church. employers and leaders of the Labour movement in the events of the Soviet. The situation bore the seeeds of potential revolution. and provides an insight into the mind of workers at that time. whose loyalties lay with both the nationalist and the Labour movements. This book analyses the factors that defeated the Sovier. paving the way for Sinn Fein and the IRA to dominate the national struggle. Illustrated with period photographs and mementos from the Soviet. Subjects; Working class - Political activity - Ireland - Limerick (Limerick) - History - 20th century. Labor movement - Ireland - Limerick (Limerick) - History - 20th century. Nationalism - Ireland - Limerick (Limerick) - History - 20th century. Working class - Ireland - Limerick (Limerick) - Political activity - History - 20th century. Working class - Ireland - Limerick - Political activity - History - 20th century. Labor movement - Ireland - Limerick - History - 20th century. Nationalism - Ireland - Limerick - History - 20th century. Limerick (Limerick. Ireland) - History. local history. political history. colonial wars. guerilla and counter-surgency operations. resistance. unconventional warfare. (1919 to end of August 1939). eire. republic of ireland. limerick. revolutionary activity. rebellion. insurrection. revolution. terrorism. terrorist abduction and kidnapping. irish troubles (1919-1923). irregular operations ireland. guerilla war ireland. civil war ireland. Limerick - (County). - Limerick. - history. Modern fiction. Fiction / General. ISBN: 0862781949. Weight in Kg appr.:

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