The Limerick Soviet 1919 w/ Cian Prendiville & Aprille Scully

Published: April 5, 2021, 1:27 p.m.

This week we have a special episode to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Limerick Soviet of April 1919, when workers of the city took on the British Empire.

This episode is based on material from episodes 1 to 3 of the Bottom Dog podcast, a 2019 documentary by Cian Prendiville and Aprille Scully which tells the story of the soviet over 5 episodes. You can check out the other episodes at limericksoviet.ie

Cian will be speaking at this online PBP public meeting on April 12th about the Limerick soviet: https://forms.gle/h2pvtmMZh8WQpEKi7

To read more on the Limerick soviet you can check out:

Article by Cian for thejournal in 2019: https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/opinion-the-limerick-soviet-of-1919-is-part-of-a-hidden-history-of-ireland-4575458-Apr2019/

The story of the Limerick Soviet 1919 by Rayner Lysaght: https://libcom.org/library/1919-story-limerick-soviet

Sóivéidí na hÉireann (Soviets in Ireland) TG4 documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIX8GfkrKs

Books on the subject:

Forgotten Revolution by Liam Cahill: https://www.omahonys.ie/forgotten-revolution-the-limerick-soviet-1919-p-10444285.html

Revolution in Ireland by Conor Kostick: https://www.kennys.ie/irish-history/revolutionary-ireland/revolution-in-ireland-popular-militancy-1917-to-1923

Limerick Soviet 1919 by Dominic Haugh: https://www.omahonys.ie/limerick-soviet-1919-the-revolt-of-the-bottom-dog-p-10444301.html

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