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Richard Cornish – A Biography
by Kieran S. Roche
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 25th January 2012
ISBN: 978-1-908817-46-4
Price: €20.00
Richard Corish (1886-1945) first came to prominence during the 1911 lockout in Wexford town where his association with trade unionism and its leading figures of Jim Larkin and James Connolly elevated him among his fellow workers. A leading member of the new Labour Party founded in 1912, his profile and activities led to his arrest and imprisonment in 1916. Corish had a long Dáil career, voting during the Treaty debates as a Sinn Fein candidate in 1922 and subsequently retaining a seat for the Labour Party until 1945. Corish’s role as mayor of Wexford town for twenty five consecutive years saw improvements in the development and modernising of the borough. Corish clashed with the Church, endured death threats and suffered tragic loss before emerging as arguably one of the most important figures in the history of the Irish Labour movement and perhaps the most effective mayor ever to hold office in Ireland.
About the Author
Kieran S. Roche was born in John Street, Wexford Town. He was educated in St. Peter’s College, Wexford, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and University College, Dublin. He currently teaches History in St. Gerard’s Secondary School in Bray.
