Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout

Rory McConville

Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout
Format
Paperback
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Country
Ireland
Published
22 April 2013
Pages
80
ISBN
9781847173065

Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout

Rory McConville

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.

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