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Originally published in 1896 by the Irish Socialist Republican Party, edited and with an introduction by James Connolly. No copies of the original edition are known to have survived. The Socialist Party of Ireland republished it in April 1906, with some changes to Connolly's introduction. The changes would appear to be cosmetic - the Irish … Continue reading The Rights of Ireland and the Faith of a Felon by James Fintan Lalor (ed. James Connolly; 1906 edition) →

One of the joys of undertaking to edit James Connolly's early writings was the discovery of three previously unknown short stories which I came across through an extensive trawl of the archives. Up to now his only known short story was 'The Mendicity and its guests' which was published in Worker's Republic, 27 August 1898 … Continue reading Connolly and the Mendicity Institute →