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The Glass Bottle Factory Lock Out, 1886

Return to County Dublin – Contents     In 1886, a year after the Ringsend Gasholder was installed, the Irish Glass Bottle Factory on Charlotte Quay in Dublin’s Docklands became the stage for the fledgling Irish Socialist League’s first victory over the bosses. When the employers J. A. King and R. King attempted to enforce a […]