1913 Lockout Documentary
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Dublin 1913 was a divided
Dublin 1913 was a divided city. For the poor, life in the worst slums in Northern Europe was a daily grind of toil and want, while the well-off lived in comfort and privilege. Social inequality sparked a bitter conflict between employers and the labour movement, led by Jim Larkin.
In the centenary year of the Dublin Lockout, a new documentary from the RTÉ TV Documentary Unit, looks at the dispute from the perspective of families on both sides – tram drivers and tenement residents, employers and strike-breakers. Using family history, rare photographs and contemporary newspaper accounts, My Lockout is a personal and revealing insight into the most infamous labour dispute in Irish History.
The documentary features five families closely involved on both sides the lockout;
Miriam Larkin is the great grand-daughter of Big Jim. Miriam looks at the impact of the lockout on Larkin’s wife Elizabeth and their children.
In the centenary year of the Dublin Lockout, a new documentary from the RTÉ TV Documentary Unit, looks at the dispute from the perspective of families on both sides – tram drivers and tenement residents, employers and strike-breakers. Using family history, rare photographs and contemporary newspaper accounts, My Lockout is a personal and revealing insight into the most infamous labour dispute in Irish History.
The documentary features five families closely involved on both sides the lockout;
Miriam Larkin is the great grand-daughter of Big Jim. Miriam looks at the impact of the lockout on Larkin’s wife Elizabeth and their children.
6 سال پیش
در تاریخ 1397/08/14 منتشر شده
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