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Larkinite, n. and a.|ˈlɑːkɪnaɪt|
[f. the name of James Larkin (1876–1947), Irish labour leader and founder of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union + -ite1.]
A. n. A follower or supporter of Larkin's labour principles.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Larkin or Larkinites.
1913Times 30 Sept. 6/4 One will find, outside the ranks of the workers, a very few thoroughgoing ‘Larkinites’. 1913Daily Express (Dublin) 28 Oct. 5/1 (heading) Nationalist M.P. and the Larkinite Policy. 1925J. O'Connor Hist. Ireland 1798–1924 II. xxi. 271 Some of the other leaders, especially of the Larkinite section, were not satisfied. 1975Irish Times 24 May 5/2 He is a Larkinite. ‘My father was active in the foundation of the Workers' Union of Ireland and was closely associated with Big Jim Larkin.’
So ˈLarkinism n., the principles or policies of Larkin and Larkinites.
1913Times 30 Sept. 6/4 Whatever ‘Larkinism’ may be, it is no recognizable form of Socialism or of Syndicalism. 1964W. P. Ryan in 1913: Jim Larkin & Dublin Lock-Out (Workers' Union of Ireland) 14 The commission gave T. M. Healy..an opportunity of denouncing in ‘Larkinism’ what in his younger days he had applauded in farmers who struggled to bring landlords to reason. |