Ireland Stats - Trade Unions

What was the average wage per weeks for unskilled workers in permanent employment?

10 shillings, 9 pence

How many hours a week would an average docker work in Belfast?

75

What would be the basic costs for a family per week in 1914 on average?

22 shillings 5 pence

1908-9, during a depression what were the levels of unemployment in Belfast shipyards?

20%

What was the legal age for a child to work in 1901?

12

What was the life expectancy for men and women?

Men = 49.3

Women = 49.6

What were the infant mortality rates in Dublin in 1900?

153/1000

What were the infant mortality rates in Belfast in 1900?

169/1000

What two major businesses attracted people to Dublin?

Jacobs Biscuits

Guiness Brewery

How many people died when a slum house in Church street collapsed in 1914?

7

According to the 1914 survey how many families lived across how many houses?

How many families would each live in 1 room?

25,822 families in 5,322

20,000

Medical commissioner of Health in Dublin found what % of Dublin’s families were living in poverty?

1/2

What were the mortality rates in Dublin vs London in 1905?

Dublin = 22.3/1000

London = 15.6/1000

On his arrival in Belfast, how many dockers did Larkin unionise?

3,100

What were the demands of the 1907 Belfast dockers strike?

27 shillings for a 60 hr week

How many RIC officers participated in the mutiny in support of the Belfast dockers strike?

300

How many prots and caths were present at the Aug meeting as part of the 1907 Belfast dockers strike?

10,000

How many were killed as a result of the 1907 strike?

2

When did Larkin form the ITGWU?

1909

How many members did the ITGWU have in early 1911 vs the end of 1911?

5,000 → 18,000

How many men were part of Larkins 1908 Dublin Carter’s strike?

3000

When did Sexton’s accusation of fraud lead to Larkin’s imprisonment?

1908

Larkins 1911 newspaper Irish Worker, sold how many copies of the first paper? How many copies would it end up selling per week?

5,000

20,000

When did Connolly become organiser of ITGWU?

1911

How many men and boys did Murphy sack from the Irish Independent for being ITGWU members triggering the Dublin General Strike?

40 men, 20 boys

How many Dublin tram workers took part in the Dublin strike out of the total number of tram workers in Dublin?

700/1700

After the weekend of the 30th-31st, how many died? How many injured on Saturday? How many received medical attention by Sunday?

2

200

500

When did the Dublin Lockout begin?

2nd Sept

How many women did Jacob’s Biscuits lock out despite many of them not being ITGWU members?

2,000

By the end of September, how many employees were locked out by how many employers?

25,000

400

What was the overall £ loss of employers over the course of the lockout?

£300,000

How many boxes did the Br wc send over on the first shipping? When was the first shipping?

60,000

28th sept

How many £ worth of food did Br wc send over in Oct, Nov and Dec?

£13,000

£16,000

£21,000

When was the Askwith commission?

29th sept

When did the employers set out their own demands in response to the Askwith commission?

14th Oct

When was the first attempt at ‘Save the Kiddies?

13th Oct

When was the first shipment of scab labour? How many on the first day and how many later in the week?

29th Oct

50

160

How many were part of Connolly’s ICA in response to Scab labour?

300

How many members of the NUM called for action n Dublin showing Br wc solidarity?

130

At the December TUC conference, how many votes against the condemnation of Larkin’s action?

Only 6

When did Larkin officially call off the strike?

18th Jan 1914

How many of their male ITGWU staff did Jacob’s biscuits take back after the strike?

By how much were their wages cut?

100/672

2-4 shillings