Dublin Transport Strike 1913 - "Friend, we would that you should live a greater life; we will that all of us shall live a greater life, our strike is yours, a step ahead for us today; another one for you tomorrow... don't flinch in the first flare of a fight"

"Shovel! You'd do far more work with a knife an' fork than ever you'll do with a shovel! Your poor wife slavin' to keep the bit in your mouth, an' you gallivantin' about all day like a paycock! It would be easier to drive you out o' the house than to drive you into a job"