Key People
After the Lockout, this leader left Ireland for this country to continue his work.
Who was James Larkin?
The Lockout began when workers tried to join this trade union.
What was the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union (ITGWU)?
The Lockout lasted approximately this long.
What was about seven months?
This tramway dispute in August 1913 sparked the Lockout.
What is the Dublin Tram Strike?
Most workers returned to work under these conditions.
What are employers’ terms?
He was a writer and socialist who supported the workers and later helped found the Irish Citizen Army.
Who was James Connolly?
Low wages, poor housing, and this type of employment with no job security.
What is casual labour?
Despite defeat, the Lockout strengthened this movement in Ireland.
What was the labour movement?
The document employers forced workers to sign promising not to join unions.
What is the Employers’ Pledge?
This future 1916 leader gained experience during the Lockout.
Who is James Connolly?
This Dublin businessman led the employers during the Lockout.
Who was William Martin Murphy?
Poor pay, long hours, and unsafe conditions were common in this city.
What is Dublin City
This organisation was formed to protect striking workers.
What was the Irish Citizen Army?
This street was the site of major clashes between police and strikers.
What is O’Connell Street?
The Lockout helped build links between labour activists and which wider movement?
What is the Irish independence / nationalist movement?
This woman was a leading suffragist and labour activist who supported the strikers.
Who was Countess Markievicz?
The Lockout reflected tensions between employers and workers over this growing movement.
What was trade unionism?
The ICA was unusual because it accepted both men and this group.
Who were women?
The violent police action against strikers became known as this.
What is Bloody Sunday (1913)?
This event helped radicalise some workers and contributed indirectly to the development of armed nationalist groups later involved in the 1916 Rising.
What is the formation and militarisation of the Irish Citizen Army?
She was a leading organiser during the Lockout, helped run strike relief, and later founded the Irish Women Workers’ Union.
Who was Delia Larkin?
Many employers feared this ideology, which Larkin and Connolly supporte
What was socialism?
These forces were often used to break up worker demonstrations.
Who were the Dublin Metropolitan Police?
This controversial plan aimed to send the children of striking workers to England for safety and food.
What is the kiddies scheme
The Lockout damaged long-term public trust in which Dublin authority?
What is the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP)?