Jim Kemmy

Limerick Corporation Annual Report 1991, Jim Kemmy, p.1

Limerick Corporation Annual Report 1991, Jim Kemmy, p.1

By permission Limerick City Council

Limerick Corporation Annual Report 1991, Jim Kemmy, p.1
By permission Limerick City Council

Limerick Corporation Annual Report 1991, Jim Kemmy, p.1

Limerick Corporation Annual Report 1991, Jim Kemmy, p.1

By permission Limerick City Council

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Jim Kemmy (1936-1997) filled many roles in a very busy and successful life. In the words of Professor Gearóid O'Tuathaigh of NUI Galway, he was a 'stone mason and socialist, trade unionist and political activist, writer and historian, parliamentarian and humanist'.

Jim Kemmy in conversation with Eileen Brophy, pdf article.

Words spoken at the grave of Jim Kemmy Mount Saint Laurence Cemetery, Limerick, 29 September, 1997- pdf article 

For obituary and tributes in Limerick Leader of 27 September, 1997 click here page pdf article