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promissory note / Limerick Strike, 1919

1919 Limerick Promissory Note. Promissory note, printed in black and green on light green paper, 5.5" by 3.2", Limerick Strike 1919. Note states: - General Strike/Against British Militarism/Limerick April 1919 No. 10. "The Workers of Limerick promise to pay the bearer 5/- Five Shillings 5/-. For...

 

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...