Tales Of Eire

In 1913, Dublin was a city of stark contrasts. Grand Georgian buildings stood proudly, but behind their elegant facades lay some of the worst slums in all of Europe. Families were crammed into single, crumbling tenement rooms, often without running water or basic sanitation. Disease was rampant. Tuberculosis and other illnesses spread like wildfire through these overcrowded, desperate communities. For the unskilled labourer, life was a daily struggle for sheer survival. Work was precarious, wages were pitifully low, and the spectre of unemployment was a constant gnawing fear. In these dark and desperate conditions, a simple cold could mean ruin, and an injury at work often meant destitution for an entire family. Against this backdrop of grinding poverty, the idea of banding together began to take hold. Workers realized that alone, they were powerless against the wealthy industrialists who controlled their lives. But together, they might have a voice. Trade unions started to gain a foot...