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dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, Mauriceen_IE
dc.contributor.otherSouth Dublin Librariesen_IE
dc.coverage.spatial---Dublinen_IE
dc.coverage.temporal2014en_IE
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-18T03:00:47Z-
dc.date.available2014-02-18T03:00:47Z-
dc.date.copyrightFor permission to reproduce any of these recordings, contact Irish Life and Lore at info@irishlifeandlore.com. For MP3 or CD copies of interviews, please see www.irishlifeandlore.comen_IE
dc.date.issued2014en_IE
dc.identifier.otherDOUGLAS APPLEYARD 5.mp3 DOUGLAS APPLEYARD 4.mp3 DOUGLAS APPLEYARD 3.mp3 DOUGLAS APPLEYARD 2.mp3 DOUGLAS APPLEYARD 1.mp3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10599/10747-
dc.descriptionContent: Track 1: Douglas Appleyard recalls his early years in Clontarf. He joined Jacobs in 1962 and remained with the company for 41 years, working first in the Delivery Office. He recalls his manager Harold Burgess, and also John Higgins. He also discusses his interest in collecting Jacob's memorabilia. Track 2: In the 1960s, the workforce was 1,100, made up of a majority of female employees.Douglas recalls the musician Luke Kelly’s father, who worked for a time in the grain loft. Track 3: A discussion ensues on the history of the Bishop Street property and the functions of the individual buildings within the block. Douglas explains that there was a graveyard on the site, and those buried there had to be exhumed and re-interred in Mount Jerome cemetery, an undertaking which was managed by Jeffrey Jenkins. Track 4: Douglas recalls the gasometer in Jacobs during the Emergency years, and the stockpile of turf kept for emergencies. During those years, the company allowed employees time off to save the harvest and to cut turf. Track 5: Explains that the national school provided by Jacobs was later closed by the then government. The introduction of disciplinary systems within the company. The change of ‘the old guard’ in the running of the company.en_IE
dc.formatMP3en_IE
dc.language.isoEnglishen_IE
dc.subjectJacob'sen_IE
dc.subjectbiscuit factoryen_IE
dc.titleW&R Jacob & Co. Oral History Collection 1: Douglas Appleyard (b.1930s)en_IE
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dc.internal.visibility1en_IE
dc.rights.holderFor permission to reproduce any of these recordings, contact Irish Life and Lore at info@irishlifeandlore.com. For MP3 or CD copies of interviews, please see www.irishlifeandlore.comen_IE
dc.rights.allowmp3downloadNoen_IE
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