The Irish soviets (Irish: Sóivéidí na hÉireann) were a series of self-declared soviets that formed in Ireland during the revolutionary period of the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (1919 to 1923), mainly in the province of Munster.

Background to the soviet: Labour in Cork, 1867-1921 1 In Cork, working life and the organisation of labour had been transformed over the course of the nineteenth century - a reflection of significant changes in the local economy.

Oct 7, 2022 · Finally at Cork Harbour in September 1921, workers fighting for a pay rise seized the Cork Custom House, again ran up a red flag and declared a soviet.

Sep 3, 2023 · That day in 1985, at the height of the Cold War, a shroud of suspicion was lowered to reveal the Soviets as a kind and caring people, who reminded us of ourselves. A young Cork boy unwittingly brought out the best in Soviet hospitality.

Oct 8, 2012 · Cork harbour workers had withheld their complaints over pay in the national interest, instead focusing on winning Irish independence. However in August, during the Truce, they went on strike and shut down the harbour.

May 4, 2015 · Following the death of IRA member Robert Byrne after a botched escape attempt from nearby St Camillus’s Hospital in early April 1919, British forces declared the city a special military area and...

Sep 14, 2020 · The “Cork Harbour Soviet” of 1921 lasted for only seven days and it ended 99 years ago today, on 14 September 1921, with control of the port being returned to the Harbour Board but not before...

Geoffrey Roberts (born 1952) is a British historian of World War II working at University College Cork. He specializes in Soviet diplomatic and military history of World War II. [1] He was professor of modern history at University College Cork (UCC) in …

Mar 25, 2016 · In a previously undocumented corner of history, research in old Soviet archives shows the extent of the USSR's interest in Ireland's Easter Rising.

May 5, 2014 · Luke gave a presentation on the 1909 Cork Lockout, a precursor of the Dublin Lockout, at the 2013 festival which stimulated some very interesting debate. In his presentation at the 2014 festival and summer school Luke will relate the story of the Cork Harbour Soviet of 1921.