Where did Larkin organize workers in Ireland upon moving south from Belfast?
Dublin, Cork and Waterford
Galway, Limerick and Kilkenny
Sligo, Clare and Tipperary
Donegal, Kerry, Mayo
Answer
Upon moving south from Belfast, James Larkin organized workers in Dublin, Cork and Waterford. He did so through the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU), which he founded in 1909. The ITGWU was a major force in the Irish labor movement and helped to improve the working conditions of Irish workers.
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