PUBLISHER Dundalgan Press Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland

AUTHOR/EDITOR * Author - Jack McQuillan 

DETAILS

Published	1993
ISBN	0852211201
Published Price	Unknown
Type	Book

Whilst ostensibly a history of the (GNR(I) railway works in Dundalk, the first 10 pages of this work are giving over to setting the scene for railways and Dundalk. The railway works at Dundalk date from 1881, the GNR(I) having decided on the town as the location for the combined works for the merged company. The book approaches the development of the works chronologically, from 1881 to 1958, when the works closed after the GNR(I)/GNRB was abolished. Not unsurprisingly for a book about a site that was involved in the servicing of locomotives, these feature havily in the photographs. However, photos of IH interest include: * Metal Bridge on the DN&GR over the Castletown River in Dundalk, * The Square Crossing adjacent to the works * Plans of the works in 1912, 1914, 1932, 1953 Interesting anecdotes include one where the head of a department within the works refused to allow the local priest in for a fundraising effort and the staff demanded his dismissal. Rather than dismiss the staff for insubordination, the department head was required to apologise. Thankfully Ireland has moved on from this obsequiessness to employees of the child abusing belief system. The book is an interesting look at this aspect of Dundalk and is worth acquiring. 

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