Ireland

The Molly Maguires, 1850-1875 - Louis Adamic

Submitted by Steven. on Jun 14 2014 16:40

Louis Adamic's history of the Molly Maguires: a secret society of Irish-born mine workers in the US who terrorised the exploitative mine bosses of the time.

Where Casement would have stood today - Jack White

Address delivered by Capt Jack White to the Roger Casement Sinn Fein club in 1936. We do not necessarily agree with all of it but reproduce it for reference.

When the red flag flew over Munster

Submitted by flaneur on Nov 6 2013 16:02

Workers Solidarity Movement's account of the wave of soviets in the province of Munster.

A short history of Ireland - BBC Radio 7

Submitted by flaneur on Oct 25 2013 18:12

Short accounts of Irish labour history from 1761 to 1913.

Forgotten revolution: Limerick soviet, 1919 - Liam Cahill

Submitted by flaneur on Oct 18 2013 17:35

Historian Liam Cahill's look at the 1919 Limerick soviet and the conditions in which it was created.

The Gurriers 1969

Gurriers

This text was produced in 1969 and handed out at University College, Dublin and also at the anti-apartheid demonstration against the Springbok Rugby tour that year. It was produced by Phil Meyler then living in London and owed heavily to Vaneigen’s Revolution of Everyday Life. Phil was invited to visit the University President and his mother had a visit from the Special Branch who wanted to question him, neither of which happened.

Anarchy #06

Issue 6 of Anarchy magazine from 1970 on Ireland.

The Cork harbour strike of 1921

Submitted by flaneur on Feb 21 2013 19:44

New York Times article where dock workers took control and expropriated money to pay wages.

The WSM & fighting the last war-a reply to James O’Brien

The left is fond of military analogies so I want to open this piece with the observation that poor generals plan for the last war rather than the next one. Those militaries that planned for World War Two by perfecting the trench systems that dominated World War One had their powerful & expensive fortifications quickly overwhelmed in the opening weeks of the war through blitzkrieg. And in turn by 1943 Blizkrieg was defeated though defence in depth at Kursk.

Northern Ireland flag protests the politics of distraction

Submitted by Deezer on Jan 18 2013 20:10

On December 3rd Belfast City Council decided, by 29 votes to 21, to reduce the number of days the Union flag was flown above the city hall from 365 to 17 days a year. Within minutes of the vote a protest of over 1000 loyalists broke through the rear gates and into the grounds of the city hall. One security guard and a number of police were injured.