At the beginning of the Irish War of Independence, a general strike was organised by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the British Army's declaration of a "Special Military Area" under the Defence of the Realm Act, which covered most of Limerick city and a part of the county. The soviet ran the city for the period, printed its own money and organised the supply of food. 2/2

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The Limerick Soviet (Sóibhéid Luimnigh) was one of a number of self-declared Irish soviets that were formed around Ireland around 1919. The Limerick Soviet existed for a two-week period from 15 to 27 April 1919. 1/2

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