{"product_id":"ceachta-beaga-gaeilge-vol-iv-the-laundry-strike-1945-mary-martin-ed","title":"Ceachta Beaga Gaeilge, Vol. IV: The Laundry Strike 1945, Mary Martin (ed.)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeachta Beaga Gaeilge, Vol. IV: The Laundry Strike 1945\u003c\/em\u003e is an extension of Norma Borthwick's original Irish language lesson book, \u003cem\u003eCeachta Beaga Gaeilge \u003c\/em\u003ewhere all three volumes sit faded blue in the Yeats Archive of the National Gallery of Ireland. This lesson book is unusual in its intended situation, to cultivate learning outside of a formal institution setting. It also provided a well for people independently engaging in language as resistance, as Jack B. Yeats notably did, archived in a series of notebooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the laundry strike is particularly inspiring especially in a period where workers face precarious contracts, murkier working hours and trade unions lay institutionally wounded. The iconic strike was an all women picket where, circa 1500 laundresses, originating in Dublin, fought for and won fortnight's annual paid holiday which was later extended to all workers in the free state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo organised male workers had previously demanded this or fought this fight. Today, women hold a majority in trade union subscription in Ireland, now surpassing their previously dominant male counterparts. It’s important to note that although the laundry strikes were born out of a women dominated occupation, solidarity was found all over the country as workers in the free state knew this was a fight for everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was a collaborative project and through the Rank \u0026amp; File Collective we organised a lino-printing workshop, echoing the original medium of the previous\u003cem\u003e Ceachta Beaga Gaeilge\u003c\/em\u003e editions, where ten participants illustrated each page of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrators\/maisitheoirí:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAbigail Shannon\u003cbr\u003eAislinn Shanahan Daly\u003cbr\u003eDanny Carby-Robinson\u003cbr\u003eEli Kane\u003cbr\u003eEmily O'Brien\u003cbr\u003eEmma Hurson\u003cbr\u003eJames Renaghan\u003cbr\u003eLamia Tadjine\u003cbr\u003eMartha Ní Riada\u003cbr\u003eMary Martin\u003cbr\u003eNeasa Tierney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSelf-published\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e15 pages \u003cbr\u003e210 x 150 mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53222358909259,"sku":"CBGVIVTLS1945MME","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/CeartaBeagaGaeilgeIV_Cover.webp?v=1755775079","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/fr\/products\/ceachta-beaga-gaeilge-vol-iv-the-laundry-strike-1945-mary-martin-ed","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}