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Irish trade unionist 'Big' Jim Larkin (1923)

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Caption   Irish trade unionist 'Big' Jim Larkin (1923)
Personalities/Groups   Larkin, Jim (1874 - 1947)
Description   Irish trade unionist 'Big' Jim Larkin, addresses a crowd on Dublin's O'Connell Street, shortly after his return from America in 1923. He is standing above a small crowd of men, with his arms raised. This pose was adapted by sculptor Oisín Kelly for his statue of Larkin on O'Connell Street.

Born in Liverpool to Irish parents, Larkin first became involved in the labour movement in that city. He moved to Ireland in 1907 to work for the trade union movement here. Larkin founded the Irish Trade and General Workers Union (ITGWU) in 1908 and helped form the Irish Labour Party in 1912. He is best-known for his role in the 1913 Dublin lock-out, in which employers attempted to force workers to leave the ITGWU. After this dispute ended he spent some time in America, returning to Ireland in 1923. Larkin also founded the Workers Union of Ireland (WUI) in 1924. He was active in politics in Ireland for the remainder of his life, serving as a councillor for Dublin Corporation and a Labour Party deputy in Dáil Éireann.  
Collection   RTÉ Cashman Collection  
Photographer   Cashman, Joseph (1881-1969)  
Date of photograph   01/Jan/1923
(01/Jan/1923 - 01/Jan/1923)  
Rights holder   RTÉ  
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