Ulster Presbyterianism
Subtitle: the historical perspective, 1610-1970
By: Peter Brooke.
Edition: 2nd.ed.
Publisher: Athol Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Belfast
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Description: "Drawing on police intelligence reports, contemporary accounts and government publications, the author produces a comprehensive and compelling narrative on the condition of labour in the counties of Connacht [Connaught] in the decades before World War I. He examines the working conditions of herdsmen, dressmakers, dock labourers, shop assistants and other groups of workers in the province, before describing their attempts to organize themselves, their strikes and other struggles ... " --Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.