Person Open DS/UK/4572 Larkin; James (Big Jim) (1876-1947); Irish trade union leader Larkin James (Big Jim) 1876-1947 Irish trade union leader Male DS/UK/4567

Sibling of Delia Larkin, Trade Union organiser James (Big Jim) Larkin (21 January 1876 – 30 January 1947) was an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, born to Irish parents in Liverpool, England. He and his family later moved to a small cottage in Burren, southern County Down. Growing up in poverty, he received little formal education and began working in a variety of jobs while still a child. He became a full-time trade union organiser in 1905. Larkin moved to Belfast in 1907 and founded the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, the Irish Labour Party, and later the Workers' Union of Ireland. Perhaps best known for his role in the 1913 Dublin Lockout, "Big Jim" continues to occupy a significant place in Dublin's collective memory. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 2/25/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 5f2c9bf0-c7dd-4e05-b0b7-17f0b7e0d16d