[Produced by the Communist Party of Ireland in 1970. Translated by Seósamh Ó Díochan from the original text: Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge: Gluaiseacht ar Strae (1969).] ocadhain-1970Download
Author: Conor McCabe
I write on class, capital, and Irish left/radical history, and am involved in activist education with political, trade union, and community groups
Programme of the Knights of the Plough (1892)
( An account of the inaugural meeting of the Knights of the Plough, held in Narraghmore, Co. Kildare on Sunday 19 June 1892. The report is from the Leinster Leader, Saturday 25 June 1892, p.7. The reference to the meeting was sourced from Fintan Lane, ' Benjamin Pelin, the Knights of the Plough and Social … Continue reading Programme of the Knights of the Plough (1892)
Anna Doyle Wheeler. ‘Rights of Women’ (1830)
In conceding to the solicitations of the managers of this Institution, to deliver a lecture on the: “Social Condition of Women,” I have had to struggle against a two-fold obstacle, that of depressed health, and a mind robbed of much of its energy and elasticity by a deep domestic sorrow. And while I feel the … Continue reading Anna Doyle Wheeler. ‘Rights of Women’ (1830)
Fenian Proclamation Of The Irish Republic (1867)
The Irish People to the World We have suffered centuries of outrage, enforced poverty, and bitter misery. Our rights and liberties have been trampled on by an alien aristocracy, who treating us as foes, usurped our lands, and drew away from our unfortunate country all material riches. The real owners of the soil were removed … Continue reading Fenian Proclamation Of The Irish Republic (1867)
Objects and Rules of the Irish Democratic Association (1850)
(Reprinted in The Irishman, 12 Jan 1850, and reproduced in Rachel O'Higgins, 'Ireland and Chartism: A study of the influence of Irishmen and the Irish Question on the Chartist Movement.' Thesis: TCD, 1959, appendix iv) Objects: 1st. The elevation of the character and condition of the working classes, so that our artisans may understand their … Continue reading Objects and Rules of the Irish Democratic Association (1850)
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