1913 Lockout evictions in East Wall – commemoration videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKMs_7YPmyw
On the 4th December 1913 over sixty workers and their families were evicted from Merchants Road during the great Lockout .
In this centenary year their sacrifice has been commemorated by the community with the unveiling of a beautiful mural and plaque .
On the day of the anniversary, we present these videos from the commemorative event:
Tommy Seery singing “The Bold Labour Men” (written by locked out Eastwaller Joe O’Grady)-
Speech delivered by the East Wall History Group at the unveiling –
Thanks to Bas O’Curraoin for producing the videos.
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