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    James Larkin: Lion of the Fold: The Life and Works of the Irish Labour Leader

    By Donal Nevin

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    This book is a detailed compilation of writings and lectures about the life of James Larkin. It reviews his influence in history and on various movements across the country and abroad. ‘James Larkin: Lion of the Fold’ includes writing by James Larkin and is a timely reminder of the long road that the Irish people have travelled together. The book considers much of the history of the early Irish Labour Movement and includes a vast range of opinion on James Larkin.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGill & Macmillan
    Release dateSep 12, 2006
    ISBN9780717162093
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    James Larkin: Lion of the Fold: The Life and Works of the Irish Labour Leader
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    Donal Nevin

    The late Donal Nevin was a distinguished labour historian and former General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has expressed his deep regret at the death of Nevin, describing him as a man ‘of great intellect and absolute integrity’. Nevin was General Secretary to the Congress from 1982 to 1989. He also wrote James Connolly: A Full Life.

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      Anyone beginning a study of Larkin should use this book as a starting point for its comprehensive detail of source material, correspondence and references about Larkin and his career in trade unionism and in party politics as well as that of his family life. By and large the contributors are overwhelmingly praiseworthy of Larkin but other works which take different views are referenced and given fair hearing. The book is a useful analytical tool to decide on what other works to access.