Track 1: Recalled that he was employed for seventeen years with Williams’s, working first as a clerk and later as clerical officer. His manager was James Fitzsimons. Track 2: Moved to the wine and spirits section of the bond store, under Mr Billy Pender. Track 3: The security needed for the bond store. Working under Martin O’Connor, he was responsible for measuring the strength of the whiskey in the duty paid warehouse and providing a licence certificate, which detailed the amount and strength of the items. Moved into wholesale provisions. Paddy Hennessy was his manager in this department. Track 4: The branch houses in the 1960s, pre-supermarket days; the emergence of the supermarket business. Track 5: Promotion to Head Office, where he remained until retirement from the company and working with Ollie Clancy, he was responsible for payments to suppliers.
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Tadhg O’Brien (b. 1933)
Tadhg O’Brien (b. 1933)
€10.00 – €20.00
Additional information
Type: | MP3 |
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Audio series: | Tullamore Dew (Offaly eighth series) |
Bitrate: | 128 kbps |
Download time limit: | 48 hours |
File size(s): | 4.94 MB, 1.88 MB, 10.96 MB, 8.39 MB, 14.12 MB |
Number of files: | 4 |
Product ID: | CDOF08-05 |
Subject: | Tullamore Dew Distillery, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
Recorded by: | Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore |