A wonderful commemoration event to mark the Merchants Road evictions took place this past weekend. In 1913 over sixty workers and their family members were evicted by their employer, the Merchants Warehousing Company during the Lockout. In this centenary year we remember them, and have commemorated these people and their sacrifice and courage. Here are some images from the weekend event, a more complete selection and a full video will be available shortly.
While these images show the wonderful quality of Arthur Kavanaghs artwork on the mural, make sure you come down Merchants Road and see the real thing, as well as the plaque near the top of the road. Pictures also show descendants of the evictees unveiling mural, Tommy Seery singing ‘The Bold Labour Men’ and James Connolly Heron participating in the event.
