James Connolly

Born Edinburgh, Scotland of Irish parents – said to have first come to Ireland in his youth as a member of the British Army – married in 1889 – active in The Socialist movement in Edinburgh in the early 1890s – came to Ireland in 1896 and founded the Irish Socialist Republican Party – lectured on socialism in Britain and U.S., 1902 – emigrated to U.S. in 1903 – member of Socialist Labour Party (U.S.) and the Industrial Workers of the World – founded the Irish Socialist Federation in New York, 1907 – returned to Ireland in 1910 as organiser for The Socialist Party of Ireland – Belfast organiser of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, 1910 – acting Gen. Sec. of I.T.G.W.U. and Commandant of the Irish Citizen Army, 1914 – Commandant General of Dublin Division of the Army of the Republic, 1916 – executed following the 1916 Uprising.

James Connolly

 

Our demands most moderate are –
We only want the earth!

James Connolly: “Be Moderate”

 

WORKS ARCHIVED:

 

1894

1895

    Currently, no texts available.

1896

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1901

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1906

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1907

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1911

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Other Dates

Posthumously

 

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Writings by James Connolly are also available at the following sites:

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Irish Republican Socialist Movement

James Connolly Society

Workers’ Web On-Line Reader: Connolly Collection

 

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Last up-dated: 25 March 2018