When a new semi-state body was set up specifically to exploit the bogs of Ireland, James Martin was appointed as a mechanical and electrical engineer in the 1930s. He was based in Government Buildings, 28 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin. James gives a first-hand account of how the management carried out its business in the early days of the Irish turf cutting programme.
James Martin, Age 93, Rathdown Road, Terenure, Dublin
Paddy Hughes, Age 69, Arden Road, Tullamore
€7.00 – €15.00
John Ryan, Age 72, Balincanty, Tullamore
€7.00 – €15.00James Martin, Age 93, Rathdown Road, Terenure, Dublin
€7.00 – €15.00
Additional information
| Type: | Disk, MP3 |
|---|---|
| Audio series: | Offaly county, fourth series |
| Bitrate: | 128 kbps |
| Download time limit: | 48 hours |
| File size(s): | 51.68 MB |
| Number of files: | 1 |
| Product ID: | CDOF04-23 |
| Subject: | Engineering our bogs |
| Recorded by: | Maurice O’Keeffe |
