Lockout, Dublin 1913: Interview with Padraig Yeates
May 11, 2012 § 8 Comments
Author of the authoritative and substantial account, Lockout: Dublin 1913, the journalist, Padraig Yeates has been interviewed over six chapters, outlining the build up, resulting events and the subsequent impact of the Lockout. Linked below in the final chapter, Yeates argues how with the actions of 1913 were deemed an ‘heroic failure within the nationalist pantheon’ and as a result, the socialist ideals of the movement were subsequently ‘hijacked’ in favour of the same nationalist agenda in the overthrow of colonial dominance. However, with the forthcoming centenary, Yeates advocates a need to ‘reclaim’, in their fullness, the pivotal events of 1913.
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delighed to hear padraig speak on the lock-out
Hi Padraig,
Just to give you a ‘heads-up’: there will be a (relatively informal) event on Monday 04 March 2013, 12 noon, Glasnevin cemetary, commemorating Emmet Dalton.
Emmet Dalton was born on March 4th 1898 in Fall River, Massachusetts and moved, as an infant, with his family, to No 8 Upper St Columba’s Road. He later lived at St Benedict’s Gardens, NCRd and at No 90 Iona Road.
He was taken out of O’Connell’s schools in 1913 and sent to Cistercian College, Roscrea. After one year there, he joined first the Irish Volunteers, then the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, commissioned with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at the age of 16. He was the only officer to survive the battle of Ginchy where Lieutenant Tom Kettle and over 200 other lost their lives. He was decorated subsequently with the Military Cross and promoted to the rank of Major.
After a full and multi-faceted life, he passed away on 4 March 1978, his own 80th birthday and the bicentenary of the birth of Robert Emmet, for whom he was named.
Details of of the organisations involved to follow. See: http://www.facebook.com/MajorGeneralEmmetDalton?fref=ts
I expect the commemorators will retire to Kavanagh’s ‘The Gravediggers’ for a coffee after the event.
Regards
Des G
Hi Des,
Thanks for the information.
I posted these videos of Padraig in relation to this project but I would recommend you contact Padraig at his blog here:
http://1913committee.ie/blog/
I hope that helps.
Best regards,
Mark
Hi Mark,
Many thanks
Des G
Is it possible to find out if there are any names listed of those that took part in any action during this time? I’m looking for the name James Dowdall who may have been a porter or stevadore. thanks.
Hi Noreen,
I am sorry I am unable to answer your question. A person to ask would be Padraig through this website:
http://1913committee.ie/blog/
I hope that helps.
Best,
Mark
Hi Padraig,
On a slightly different topic, would you have any connections that may retain memorabilia from the Belfast pirate radio Era 1969-1975. I’m looking for publicity posters, record requests, logos etc or if you know anyone who would like to chat anonymously if they wish about these stations. I’m presently curating the Irish Pirate Radio Archive at DCU and I’m writing a book on that broadcasting period across Ulster in the early days of the Troubles, which is an amazing story. Thanks
Eddie Bohan
Hi Eddie, my name is Mark Curran and this blog is for a project on the global markets and financial capital that I started as part of events in response to the centenary of the Lockout. He can be reached here http://1913committee.ie/blog/?page_id=10
or I know he is also Twitter and you could message him there. I hope that helps. My best, Mark