Shandon in Cork in County Cork, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Ιire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Mother Jones
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 15, 2026
1. Mother Jones Marker
Mary Harris
18371930
Known as Mother Jones, campaigner for workers rights, opponent of child labour, champion of American mineworkers, was born on the northside of Cork and baptised at the nearby North Cathedral on 1st August 1837
Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living
Erected 2012
Erected 2012.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Labor Unions • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 1, 1837.
Location. 51° 54.159′ N, 8° 28.52′ W. Marker is in Cork, Munster, in County Cork. It is in Shandon. It is at the intersection of John Redmond Street and Rowland's Lane, on the left when traveling east on John Redmond Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33 John Redmond St, Cork, Munster, Ireland. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Annie Moore (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Annie Moore (a few steps from this marker); The Butter Exchange Brass & Reed Band (within shouting distance of this marker); The Firkin Crane / An Firkin Crane (within shouting distance of this marker); Butter Market House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cork Butter Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Eaglais Naomh Αine / St Annes Church / Margadh Ime / Butter Market (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); No. 2, Philpot Curran Lane (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cork.
Also see . . . Mother Jones: The Woman (Elliot J. Gorn, Mother Jones Magazine, May/June 2001).
...Mother Jones was one of the most famous women in America...For a quarter of a century, she roamed America, the Johnny Appleseed of activists. She literally had no permanent residence. My address is like my shoes, she told a congressional committee. It travels with me wherever(Submitted on June 11, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)I go. She was paid a stipend by the United Mine Workers and, for a few years, by the Socialist Party. But she always felt free to work in whatever cause most needed her striking garment workers in Chicago, bottle washers in Milwaukee breweries, Pittsburgh steelworkers, El Paso streetcar operators, Calumet copper miners. She helped workers fight not just low pay, 12-hour days, and horrifying mortality rates, but also the servitude of company stores and company housing. She also spoke out in defense of IWW leaders on trial for murder in Boise (she was one of the original signers of the Industrial Workers of the World charter), labor activists imprisoned in California, and Mexican revolutionaries in Arizona.Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 15, 20262. Mother Jones MarkerThe marker, with the belltower of St. Ann's Cathedral in the distance for reference.
National Photo Company (via the Library of Congress), May 1, 1929
3. Mother Jones
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 12, 2026. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
