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Last day at the Sugar Factory, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Title

Last day at the Sugar Factory, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Subject

Sugar Factory, Thurles, Closure, Last day, Beet harvesting, Beet industry, Sugar beet, Factory, Employment

Description

Colour image of four men in the Thurles Sugar Factory yard on the day it closed. (l-r) Johnny Donoghue, Danny Ryan, Henry McElgunn, Mick Dwyer. 1989

Creator

Ned O'Shea

Source

Ned O'Shea Collection

Publisher

Digitised by Tipperary Studies

Date

1989

Rights

© O'Shea family

Relation

Photograpic collections at Tipperary Studies

Format

Jpeg image

Language

English

Type

Colour Jpeg images

Coverage

Thurles Co. Tipperary

Files

Old Thurles photos_012.jpg

Citation

Ned O'Shea, “Last day at the Sugar Factory, Thurles, Co. Tipperary,” Tipperary Archive, accessed May 9, 2024, https://www.tippstudiesdigital.ie/items/show/6482.