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The 1913 Lockout: Dublin Workers vs William Martin Murphy
In August 1913, Dublin became the front line of a class war. 20,000 workers walked off the job after James Larkin's Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) challenged the industrial empire of William Martin Murphy, owner of the Dublin United Tramway Company and the Irish Independent newspaper. For five brutal months, Dubliners endured starvation, police baton charges on O'Connell Street, and the threat of the British army. This episode dives into the Lockout's forgotten details: the 'Dublin Kiddies' scheme that sent children to British foster homes and…
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