Labour in the West of Ireland

Book excerpt: "Drawing on police intelligence reports, contemporary accounts and government publications, the author produces a comprehensive and compelling narrative on the condition of labour in the counties of Connacht [Connaught] in the decades before World War I. He examines the working conditions of herdsmen, dressmakers, dock labourers, shop assistants and other groups of workers in the province, before describing their attempts to organize themselves, their strikes and other struggles ... " --Back cover.