Special Announcement



We are presently working on updating our website.
While this work is taking place we will be adding items of Labour interest under this panel. These will be in a PDF format.



Women and Work in Derry City: A Survey by Eithne McLaughlin, taken from Saothar 14.

A philosopher with a slow smile: Peadar Macken 1878-1916 by Charles Callan, taken from Labour History News.

Treasures Open to the Wise: A Survey of Early Mechanics' Institutes and Similar Organisations by Seamus S. Duffy, taken from Saothar 15.

The Northern Ireland Trade Union Movement by D W Bleakley.

Who Dares to Wear the Red Hand Badge? by Francis Devine, taken from Liberty 75, June 1984.

William Partridge by Liam O'Mara.

Conference 2019

ILHS
&
ICTU Joint Conference

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions 1959 - 2019

Autumn Conference 1919


Friday 18 October, 6.15-9pm, Venue: Forsa, Nerney’s Court, Dublin 1

Saturday 19th October, 10am-5pm, Venue: ILHS Premises, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4


Download the programme here:
ILHS Conference 2019 Programme



Please book in advance through the Paypal buttons below. Payments should be completed by the 17th October.

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Saothar 1

Saothar No.1 now available online.



Access to library and archives by appointment only:
Tel: 01 668 1071
Email: info@irishlabourhistorysociety.com
Appointment Times:
10 am - 4 pm (Mon-Thu) 10 am - 1 pm (Fri)

Larkin Statue

Welcome to the Irish Labour History Society. The Society aims to preserve the records and reminiscences, written and oral, of the Irish working class and its organisations. Society membership is composed of individuals, labour-related organisations, academic institutions, libraries and archival bodies. The Society frequently organizes conferences and events and also issues publications on Irish labour, including its annual journal Saothar.






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