Bloody Saturday August 31st 2013 O’Connell Street
Column: ‘A tragedy of the very poor’ – Remembering the 1913 Church Street disaster
On this day, September 2nd, 1913, two tenement buildings collapsed without warning on the horrifically overcrowded Church Street in Dublin, leading to the deaths of residents who had been living in “perfectly hellish” conditions, writes James Curry.
For the full story click on link below
http://www.thejournal.ie/
Bloody Sunday 1913 Patrick Lennon , East Waller, is ‘bloodied but unbowed’.
One of the hundreds of people injured on Bloody Sunday was Patrick Lennon, with an address at 14 Irvine Crescent, Church Road, East Wall, Dublin. He went on to play a significant role during the Lockout as Secretary of the Women and Children’s (of Locked out workers) Relief Fund. He is man sitting beside Delia Larkin
For full story go to East Wall for all Project:
Today in Irish History – August 31, 1913 – Labour’s Bloody Sunday
The first ‘Bloody Sunday in twentieth century Ireland, during the Lockout of 1913. By John Dorney
It was around half past one on O’Connell Street, the wide boulevard right in the heart of Dublin city. The street was crowded, as usual on a Sunday, with strollers. The city was tense, as since that Tuesday the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union had called a strike on the Dublin United Tramway Company, owned by William Martin Murphy.
There had already been fierce rioting between the strikers and the police. However the scene on O’Connell Street was peaceful. A planned meeting by James Larkin and the Transport Union on O’Connell Street had been banned by Dublin Castle the workers were holding a rally in Croyden Park Fairview, north of the city. Larkin himself was evading arrest, he had been charged with incitement to breach the peace.
Passersby noticed some commotion at one of the windows of the Imperial Hotel (itself part of Murphy’s business empire). It was Larkin, keeping a promise to his supporters to speak that day on Dublin’s main thoroughfare, in spite of the authorities’ directives.
Scarcely had Larkin begun to speak when he was arrested and all hell broke loose on the street below him. The police on O’Connell Street, roughly 300 strong, both the Dublin Metropolitan Police and detachments of the Royal Irish Constabulary, drafted into the city for the strike, had been nervously awaiting an outbreak of disorder. One sergeant mistook a surge in the crowd for an attack on the police. (more…)
Too Many Larkins?
They fuck you up, those who seem great,
And do so while you’re on your knees,
They leave you nothing on your plate,
Their class is a social disease.
But they’re determined, in their way,
By forces beyond their control,
To grind you down each live-long day,
Then count the pennies that they stole.
Class hands on misery to class,
This our clear and certain fate,
You’re stuck there in your huddled mass,Till one big union makes us great.
John Moines
The Market is central to our lives
THE MARKET
An installation by Mark Curran
Curated by Helen Carey
Opening: Thursday 29 August 7 – 9pm
Exhibition runs 30 August – 11 October 2013
…what people don’t understand… is that what happens in the market is pivotal to their lives… not on the periphery…but slap, bang, in the middle…
(From telephone conversation with trader, name withheld, Dealing Room, Investment Bank, London, February 2013)
THE MARKET by Mark Curran is a critical and unflinching interrogation of the current context of global stock and commodity markets in the aftermath of the global economic collapse. (more…)
RTE Documentary – Podcast for those who missed Fourth episode on Saturday
For those who missed the Fourth Part of the RTE Radio Documentary by Athena Media on the Lockout ‘Citizens’ last Saturday you can click on the podcast link below
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/
The next episode is at 6.06pm on Saturday September 6th, 2013
The Dublin Lockout Exhibition at National Library 2 Kildare Street, Dublin
The National Library Exhibition, opening today will be the biggest and longest running event of its type this year and well worth a visit
Exhibition opening on 21 August (after 2.00 pm)
Ireland in 1913 was a country in turmoil, divided by the issue of Home Rule – self-government for the country. Against this backdrop, a violent industrial conflict took centre stage: The Dublin Lockout.
Our free exhibition runs from 21 August 2013 to 30 March 2014, and examines the background, events and aftermath of the conflict. The exhibition is part of a coordinated programme of events organised to commemorate the Dublin Lockout, and explore its contemporary resonance, as part of the Decade of Commemorations. It is a partnership between the National Library of Ireland and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ 1913 Commemoration Committee.
The exhibition draws upon our extensive historical and literary collections. It combines original documents, such as Jim Larkin’s hastily scribbled advice to union colleagues on the eve of “Bloody Sunday”, with multimedia presentations. Through the exhibition, visitors can share the experiences of those who lived through the Lockout, gaining a greater understanding of the issues facing the people of Dublin in 1913, and hear the opinions of present day commentators through short films and interactive touch screens.
The Dublin Lockout runs at No 2 Kildare Street until 30 March 2014. Admission is free.
Opening Hours
Mon – Wed: 9.30am – 7.45pm
Thurs & Fri: 9.30am – 4.45pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Sunday: 1:00pm – 4:45pm
RTE Documentary – Podcast for those who missed first episode on Saturday
For those who missed the First Part of the RTE Radio Documentary by Athena Media on the Lockout ‘Citizens’ last Saturday you can click on the podcast link below
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/
The next episode is at 6.06pm on Saturday August 24th, 2013
