Loyalism and Labour in Belfast: The Autobiography of Robert McElborough 1884-1952 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Emmet O'ConnorSeries:Irish NarrativesTheme:Cultural Region/IrelandPublish date:7/31/2002Pages:96
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cork University PressISBN-13:9781859182789ISBN-10:185918278XUPC:9781859182789Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Europe, HistoricalBook Topic:IrelandSize:7.94 x 5.06 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.104Product ID:SCKT5XPGKX
Robert McElborough was a Belfast trade unionist of little education, who spent most of his life living in the Sandy Row district and working on the tramways and in the gas industry. An active organizer in two loyalist trade unions, he fought proudly "on the workers" side for wages and conditions as a descendant of an Ulster Scot.
This selection from his autobiography provides a unique record of Protestant working-class life, and a trenchant commentary on the mistreatment of workers by their masters. It also chronicles the tension between English union bosses and Ulster trade unionists, and McElborough's support for Ulster-based unions uncontaminated by either red or green influences.
The complexities of Belfast labor history are clarified in the editors' introduction and notes. Subjective, sometimes unreliable, yet authentic, McElborough's narrative is an essential source for the study of both loyalism and labor in Belfast.
This selection from his autobiography provides a unique record of Protestant working-class life, and a trenchant commentary on the mistreatment of workers by their masters. It also chronicles the tension between English union bosses and Ulster trade unionists, and McElborough's support for Ulster-based unions uncontaminated by either red or green influences.
The complexities of Belfast labor history are clarified in the editors' introduction and notes. Subjective, sometimes unreliable, yet authentic, McElborough's narrative is an essential source for the study of both loyalism and labor in Belfast.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Cork University PressISBN-13:9781859182789ISBN-10:185918278XUPC:9781859182789Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Europe, HistoricalBook Topic:IrelandSize:7.94 x 5.06 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.104Product ID:SCKT5XPGKX
O'Connor, Emmet: - Emmet O'Connor is Senior Lecturer in History at Magee College, University of Ulster.Parkhill, Trevor: - Trevor Parkhill is Keeper of History at the Ulster Museum.
Publisher: Cork University Press
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