On this day, 14 April 1919 in Limerick, Ireland, a general strike was declared in protest against the declaration by the British military of a ‘Special Militarised Zone’ in the area. The general strike saw the creation of the short-lived Limerick Soviet, where the city was taken over by the workers.
Pictured: a worker-controlled mill during the rebellion
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