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Kay McDowell
Kathleen "Kay" McDowell (16 August 1897 – 7 March 1975) was an Irish trade union leader. Early life and family Kay McDowell was born Kathleen Mary McDowell on 16 August 1897 at 20 Connaught Street, Phibsborough, Dublin. Her parents were William, a wine merchant, and Mary McDowell (née Kirwan). McDowell's paternal family came from Ulster, and owned a chain of off-licences and grocery stores on the northside of Dublin. Her grandfather, William J. McDowell, was a journalist who edited the '' Belfast Morning News'' before moving to Dublin in 1883 to join the staff of the '' Freeman's Journal''. He eventually became the editor, but was dismissed when he supported Charles Stewart Parnell, and sued the paper for wrongful dismissal, the first successful case of this kind in Ireland. McDowell and her younger brother, Willie, were orphaned at a young age. They were raised by their paternal grandfather, at 11 Charleville Rd and at 11 Belfast Terrace, North Circular Road. After their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Women Workers' Union
The Irish Women Workers' Union was a trade union which was set up at a meeting on 5 September 1911 in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting had been organized by Delia Larkin. The union was created because other trade unions of the time excluded women workers. James Larkin, brother of Delia, was the union's first president, while Delia was its first secretary. A founder member and activist was Rosie Hackett. In 1911 Rosie was working as a messenger for the Jacob's biscuit factory. The male workers withdrew their labour in pursuit of better working conditions and Rosie was one of the first women to come out in sympathy with them and helped organise the women workers to withdraw their labour in protest. The women were successful and they received better working conditions and an increase in pay. In Dublin a move by management at Jacob's to force three young women to remove their union badges played an important part in starting the 1913 lockout. By the end of the day more than 1,100 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word '' computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deans Grange Cemetery
Deans Grange Cemetery (; also spelled ''Deansgrange'') is situated in the suburban area of Deansgrange in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown part of the former County Dublin, Ireland. Since it first opened in 1865, over 150,000 people have been buried there. It is, together with Glasnevin and Mount Jerome, one of the largest cemeteries in the Dublin area, occupying . History The Burial Act of 1855 resulted in the closure of many of the older churchyards in Dublin and its environs due to overcrowding. This drove the need to find new lands for cemeteries.Igoe, Vivien (2001). "Dublin Burial Grounds & Graveyards", Wolfhound Press, p76, The initial cemetery consisted of just bought by the Rathdown Union from Rev. John Beatty. The price agreed was £200 which Rev. Beatty set as being equivalent to twenty years rent. A committee was formed to run the new cemetery and on 20 November 1861 Sir George Hobson, chairman of the ''Guardians of the Rural Districts of the Union'', signed the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jervis Street Hospital
Jervis Street Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Shráid Jervis) was a hospital in Jervis Street in Dublin, Ireland. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre. History The hospital was founded by six Dublin surgeons, George Duany, Patrick Kelly, Nathaniel Handson, John Dowdall, Francis Donany and Peter Brenan, at their own expense, as the Charitable Infirmary in Cook Street, Dublin, in 1718. The hospital moved to larger premises on King's Inn's Quay in 1728. In 1786, when the new Four Courts were about to be erected on the quays, an agreement was reached with the Earl of Charlemont to allow the hospital to move into his former mansion at 14 Jervis Street, which happened in October 1796. Some time afterwards alterations were made in the house to convert it for hospital purposes. The hospital occupied a central place in the most populous part of the city, being close to the markets, railway termini, goods stores and shipping.Collin, Chapter V In 1854 the nursing and intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maura Breslin
Maura Breslin (29 December 1914 – 10 February 1984) was an Irish feminist and trade unionist. Life Maura Breslin was born Mary Breslin on 29 December 1914 in a Dublin workhouse, the illegitimate daughter of Maggie Breslin. She first worked as a staff nurse in St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin, where she began her lifelong activism in trade unions by joining Irish Women Workers' Union (IWWU). She sat as an IWWU delegate to the Dublin Council of Trade Unions {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 The Dublin Council of Trade Unions is the trades council for County Dublin in Ireland. In 1884, 34 craft unions were involved in organising an exhibition of artisan work in Dublin. This necessitated regular meeting .... She was elected president of the union in 1958. In January 1969 she was appointed the union's assistant general secretary, later becoming the general secretary in 1971, succeeding Kay McDowell. Throughout her life, Breslin campaigned for equal rights for women in the workplace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Congress Of Trade Unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organization, umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate. Influence There are currently 55 trade unions with membership of Congress, representing about 600,000 members in the Republic of Ireland. Trade union members represent 35.1% of the Republic's workforce. This is a significant decline since the 55.3% recorded in 1980 and the 38.5% reported in 2003. In the Republic, roughly 50% of union members are in the public sector. The ICTU represents trade unions in negotiations with employers and the government with regard to pay and working conditions Structure The supreme policy-making body of Congress is the Biennial Delegate Conference, to which affiliated union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party ( ga, Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, literally "Party of the Working People") is a centre-left and social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded on 28 May 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin, and William O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trades Union Congress, it describes itself as a "democratic socialist party" in its constitution. Labour continues to be the political arm of the Irish trade union and labour movement and seeks to represent workers' interests in the Dáil and on a local level. Unlike many other Irish political parties, Labour did not arise as a faction of the original Sinn Féin party, although it incorporated Democratic Left in 1999, a party that traced its origins back to Sinn Féin. The party has served as a partner in coalition governments on eight occasions since its formation: seven times in coalition either with Fine Gael alone or with Fine Gael and other smaller parties, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Chenevix
Helen Sophia Chenevix (13 November 1886 – 4 March 1963) was an Irish suffragist and trade unionist. In 1911, she worked with Louie Bennett to form the Irish Women's Suffrage Federation. The two later founded the Irish Women Workers' Union. Chenevix was also elected to Dublin Corporation, and twice served as acting Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1942 and 1950. In 1951, she served as President of the Irish Trades Union Congress, and from 1955 to 1957 she was Secretary of the Women Workers' Union. She was also active in the International League for Peace and Freedom and the Irish Pacifist Movement. Early life Helen Sophia Chenevix was born on 13 November 1886 in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, and was the daughter of Henry Chenevix, a Bishop in The Church of Ireland and possibly a descendant of the Irish chemist Richard Chenevix.Frances Clarke. "Chenevix, Helen Sophia". Dictionary of Irish Biography. (ed.) James McGuire, James Quinn. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People's College
The People's College is a voluntary organisation in Ireland that provides opportunities for adults to continue their education and training. The college was founded in 1948 by members of the trade union movement in Ireland so that workers could further their education under the leadership of Ruaidhri Roberts."Mr Ruaidhri Roberts dies", ''Irish Times'', 8 February 1986 Today it provides general adult education such as languages, social and political studies, literature, art appreciation and cultural activities as well as personal development, basic education, and communication skills. While it still mainly serves trade union members and their families, courses are also available to the general public. Based in Dublin, the college holds courses around the country. These are normally hosted by local trade union organisations. Affiliations The college is a member of International Federation of Worker's Education Associations (IFWEA) since 1972. The People's College is a registere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin Council Of Trade Unions
{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 The Dublin Council of Trade Unions is the Labour council, trades council for County Dublin in Ireland. In 1884, 34 Craft unionism, craft unions were involved in organising an exhibition of artisan work in Dublin. This necessitated regular meetings, and encouraged the unions to continue working together. As a result, in 1886, 27 of the unions founded the Dublin Council of Trade Unions, with a meeting at the Odd Fellow's Hall."The Dublin Council of Trade Unions", ''AP/RN'', 27 February 1986 The organisation was successful, and by 1894 it was able to convene a meeting of trade unions from across Ireland, which formed the Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC). In the 1920s, supporters of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union left the council to form the Dublin Workers' Council, while supporters of the Workers' Union of Ireland, led by P. T. Daly, dominated the council. They joined the Profintern and disaffiliated from the Labour Party (Ireland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Bennett
Louie Bennett (Louisa Elizabeth Bennett; 1870 – 1956) was an Irish suffragette, trade unionist, journalist and writer. Born and raised in Dublin, she established the Irish Women's Suffrage Federation in 1911. She was a joint editor and contributor to the Irish Citizen newspaper. She wrote two books, ''The Proving of Priscilla'' (1902) and ''A Prisoner of His Word'' (1908), and continued to contribute to newspapers as a freelance journalist. She played a significant role in the Irish Women Workers' Union, and was the first woman president of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Early life Bennett was born in the Protestant area of Temple Road, in the new upper-class suburb of Rathmines in Dublin, into a Church of Ireland family. The eldest of nine surviving children of ten, she had four sisters and five brothers. Her father, James Bennett, ran the family business as a fine art auctioneer and valuer on Ormond Quay. Her mother, Susan Boulger, came from a family of some social sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
