pass / Limerick Strike, April 1919

Pass issued to workers during Limerick Strike, April 1919. The British Military, during a certain period in April 1919, closed all the entrances to Limerick City. The Limerick Workers then refused to use the official Passes of the British. As a compromise, the workers eventually consented to use the passes when issued to them by their own firms rather than by the military. This pass is numbered 3197, dated 26th April 1919, and made out to a Michael O'Callaghan, aged 39, a tanner / managing director with an address at St Margaret's, Limerick. Issued by E. O'Callaghan & Sons Ltd, Tanners and Furriers.;