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Podcast - The 1922 Postal Strike / Graphic Novels about Irish History

  • 12-09-2013 12:25pm
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    brennan1979
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭


    https://soundcloud.com/nearfm/the-history-show-episode-20

    Episode 20 of the Irish History Show on Near FM. On this episode, the presenters discuss the 1922 Postal Strike. This important, but largely overlooked, event was the first major industrial dispute faced by the new Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. The strike was complicated by the fact that it occurred during the Civil War.

    In the second part of the show, we discuss the growth of graphic novels about Irish History with author and illustrator Gerry Hunt. We also discuss his latest novel, 1913 - Larkin's Labour War. Gerry's previous graphic novels include In Dublin City, Streets of Dublin, Blood upon the Rose, Draugr in Dublin City and At War with the Empire.




    Previous Episodes of the Irish History Show are available here: http://nearfm.ie/podcast/tag/the-history-show/

    Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theirishhistoryshow


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  • #2
    Jolly Red Giant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Jolly Red Giant


    brennan1979 wrote: »
    Episode 20 of the Irish History Show on Near FM. On this episode, the presenters discuss the 1922 Postal Strike. This important, but largely overlooked, event was the first major industrial dispute faced by the new Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. The strike was complicated by the fact that it occurred during the Civil War.
    While the Postal Strike 1922 was a major industrial dispute – it most definitely was not the first major industrial dispute the Provisional government faced. Right throughtout 1922 there had been a whole series of major farm labourers strikes (the Provisional Government established its own quasi-fascist corps – the Special Infantry Corps (a gang of 600 thugs) – to smash the farm labourers strike in West Waterford). The Munster Soviets involving workplace occupations of more than 120 workplaces in Limerick, Tipperary and west Waterford ran from April – August 1922 before they were suppressed by both the Free State and anti-Treaty forces (the Soviet in Tipperary town was finally suppressed on 10 August by Free State troops advancing from Cork). A spate of strikes and occupations also occurred in Dublin during this time.


  • #3
    brennan1979
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭brennan1979


    Jolly Red Giant wrote: »
    While the Postal Strike 1922 was a major industrial dispute – it most definitely was not the first major industrial dispute the Provisional government faced. Right throughtout 1922 there had been a whole series of major farm labourers strikes (the Provisional Government established its own quasi-fascist corps – the Special Infantry Corps (a gang of 600 thugs) – to smash the farm labourers strike in West Waterford). The Munster Soviets involving workplace occupations of more than 120 workplaces in Limerick, Tipperary and west Waterford ran from April – August 1922 before they were suppressed by both the Free State and anti-Treaty forces (the Soviet in Tipperary town was finally suppressed on 10 August by Free State troops advancing from Cork). A spate of strikes and occupations also occurred in Dublin during this time.

    Thanks for that JRG. The OP is poorly worded and incorrect. In the podcast we do mention the farm labourer strikes, the soviets and the Special Infantry Corps. Would be very interested in hearing what you thought of the podcast itself.


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