Limerick Soviet

[RedAnarchist]

Founded on April 15, 1919 by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the declaration a "Special Military Area" under the Defence of the Realm Act which covered of most of Limerick city and a part of the county. Special permits, to be issued by the Royal Irish Constabulary, would now be required to enter the city.

The response was a general strike and boycott of the troops. A special strike committee was set up to print their own money and control food prices and published newspapers.

The Strike Committee issued a proclamation on April 27, 1919 stating that the strike was at an end.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_Soviet


Can anyone tell me more about the Limerick Soviet or have an opinion on it?

[Martin Blank]

Originally posted by [email protected] 19 2006, 05:28 PM
Can anyone tell me more about the Limerick Soviet or have an opinion on it?
There once was a Soviet in Limerick
Irish flair, but solidly Bolshevik
For two weeks it did fight
Imperial might
Then were betrayed by fake "Labour" parlor tricks.


Hey, someone had to do it! ;)

Miles

P.S.: Seriously, you might want to check out this site: http://www.limericksoviet.com/

[ComradeOm]

This is the first I've heard of a Soviet in Stab City. I'll have to read up on this. :huh:

[Amusing Scrotum]

Originally posted by CommunistLeague+Apr 19 2006, 11:31 PM--> (CommunistLeague @ Apr 19 2006, 11:31 PM)P.S.: Seriously, you might want to check out this site: http://www.limericksoviet.com/[/b]

From the review section:

'Cahill's book is not a Marxist analysis ... he looks at events from a trade unionist persepective.'
- The Leninist

http://www.limericksoviet.com/Reviews.html

What a strange review! :blink:


non-decadent westerner
....in Stab City.

"Stab City"???? :huh:

[LTPS]

Limerick = Stab City, due to the number of stabbings in it.

[ComradeOm]

Originally posted by Armchair [email protected] 20 2006, 10:21 AM
'Cahill's book is not a Marxist analysis ... he looks at events from a trade unionist persepective.'
- The Leninist

What a strange review! :blink:
How so? In case you haven't noticed, the trade union movement is not necessarily Marxist. Actually considering some of the other reviews (Gay Byrne!) I wouldn't be surprised if the book is a hymn to the social democrats of Labour.


"Stab City"???? :huh:
Well Stab City isn't entirely accurate. I think they found a few Kalashnikovs there last year :lol:

[Amusing Scrotum]

Originally posted by non-decadent westerner!+--> (non-decadent westerner!)How so?[/b]

Well you know, if I had written a book, I'd want to have positive reviews in the place where I showcased it....and perhaps even some negative reviews: this book reads like the author was high on speed when he wrote it! Or something like that.

Where as the review from The Leninist is just, well....bland. It would be like having a review of Romeo and Juliet that says: this book is not written from an Italian perspective ... rather it's written from an English one.

The review, in and of itself, doesn't tell us a whole lot and to be honest, I don't know quite why whoever it was who created that review page wanted to include such a review.

Perhaps if they'd left the "..." bit in it would have told us more, but as it stands, that review, in my opinion, doesn't tell us a whole lot about the book itself.

Indeed, I&#39;m intrigued as to what writing from a "trade unionist perspective" actually entails....cause I&#39;ve never heard of that particular writing style before. <_<

Basically, that just doesn&#39;t seem like the type of review I&#39;d use if I was trying to promote a book.


non&#045;decadent westerner&#33;
Well Stab City isn&#39;t entirely accurate. I think they found a few Kalashnikovs there last year :lol:

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/waffen/violent-smiley-026.gif

As you said, it&#39;s a revolution in the way we write&#33; <_< :lol:

[ComradeOm]

Originally posted by Armchair [email protected] 20 2006, 02:39 PM
The review, in and of itself, doesn&#39;t tell us a whole lot and to be honest, I don&#39;t know quite why whoever it was who created that review page wanted to include such a review.
I&#39;m sure there&#39;s method in their madness... if you look hard enough. Personally I agree with you, but then again I&#39;m not publishing the book :lol:

That said the other reviews, if you can call them that, all emphasise the trade union aspect of the book. In that way the Leninist (a publication that I&#39;d be interested on getting my hands on) is hardly different. The book was probably aimed at the Labour party faithful who were probably feeling pretty good in 1990. Either way I doubt it was a bestseller.

As for the smilies, I&#39;m still waiting for the little Lenin <_<

[PRC-UTE]

I&#39;ll scan a good article I have on it from History Ireland.

[PRC-UTE]

Originally posted by Armchair Socialism+Apr 20 2006, 02:39 PM--> (Armchair Socialism @ Apr 20 2006, 02:39 PM) Indeed, I&#39;m intrigued as to what writing from a "trade unionist perspective" actually entails....cause I&#39;ve never heard of that particular writing style before. <_<
[/b]
An example of the trade unionist perspective would be like the book Strike&#33;. Meaning it&#39;s purely apolitical and focuses on the bread and butter issues, I think.


non&#045;decadent westerner&#33;
Well Stab City isn&#39;t entirely accurate. I think they found a few Kalashnikovs there last year :lol:

I have a cousin there, she laughs when I call it that. They all deny it&#39;s that bad of course :lol:

[WeOnlyWantTheEarth]

You can pick up a very fine book on the Limerick Soviet in Connolly Books,Dublin.An incredible story, and sadly one of those tales most Irish people(and even those on the left) will never hear.