Ireland’s forgotten revolutionary remembered in Salford
The Working Class Movement Library, famous for its Irish collection, plays host on Saturday 13 October to a talk on ‘Ireland’s forgotten revolutionary’.
Even for those who consider themselves reasonably well-versed in the history of the Irish rising of 1916 and of the tumultuous events of the years which followed, there’s every possibility that the name of at least one major participant, Sean McLoughlin, will not be overly familiar. In most major studies of the period McLoughlin, whose conduct during the the events of Easter Week 1916 saw him promoted in the dying hours of the Rising to the position of commandant-general of the forces of the Irish Republic, has until recently merited little more than a passing reference and the odd footnote, if mentioned at all.
Charlie McGuire’s book Sean McLoughlin, Ireland’s Forgotten Revolutionary charts the remarkable story of a man who progressed from republican to socialist and communist politics and who not only played a major part in Ireland’s fight for freedom over several years but who also contributed to the struggle for revolutionary socialism in Britain in the early-mid 1920s.
We’re delighted to have Charlie come to speak at the Library on Saturday 13 October at 2pm. All welcome; admission free; light refreshments.
- The Library collection contains books, pamphlets, personal archives, photographs, plays, poetry, songs, banners, posters, badges, cartoons, journals, biographies, newspaper reports and more. They tell the story of Britain’s working classes from the earliest days of industrialisation to the present day.
- The Library is open to the public on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. At other times visitors are welcome to make appointments to view or use the collection. Admission to the library is free.
- Further details of all the autumn events at the Library at www.wcml.org.uk/events