Limerick Soviet

The Limerick Soviet refers to the time from April 15 to April 27, 1919, in the western Irish city of Limerick was under self-government. Another name is the " Limerick General Strike ".

The starting point was a statement by the British government, the city of Limerick, and large parts of the county to explain to a Special Military Area. In order to enter and leave the city may, it required a special permit, which was issued by the Irish police authority managed Royal Irish Constabulary. This meant for many workers who went to work every day to Limerick, a strong limitation. Many felt this only as a further humiliation and harassment of the hated British government.

In response, a general strike and a boycott of the British Army was proclaimed. In the course of the strike, factories were occupied by workers (especially food factories such as bakeries ). A strike committee organized the administration, particularly the distribution of food. It was printed their own money and newspapers.

After the British army further aggravated the situation, the administration called strike on 27 April 1919 to the strike, although further to lead, but whenever it came to a direct confrontation with the British occupation forces to abandon the boycott. Thus, the Limerick Soviet effectively assumed his end.

The world's attention was the Limerick Soviet, because random foreign journalists were in town who wanted to attend an East-West Atlantic crossing on the plane, and one of whom invented the term.