Labour in Ireland. Labour in Irish History and The Re-conquest of Ireland. With an introduction by Robert Lynd. Dublin: Maunsel, 1917. Second Edition. Pp xxxviii, 346, [16]. Publisher’s blue cloth boards, title lettered in gilt to spine, blind stamped to upper cover. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to cloth, age-toning to title page, contents in nice bright condition.

First published by Maunsel in 1910.

James Connolly’s achievements were as a labour leader. In Belfast he led a successful docker’s strike. In Dublin he worked with Jim Larkin in the Irish Transport and General Worker’s Union, organising a series of strikes which culminated in the unsuccessful 1913 Dublin Lock-out. He set up the Irish Citizen Army to defend the workers.

Connolly is best remembered for his part in the 1916 Rising and his execution by firing squad, although injured and unable to stand, in Kilmainham Jail.