Industrial Yarns Ltd, a large textiles factory and one of Seá n Lemass' s flagship industrial projects, provided well-paid employment for hundreds of workers in Bray for many years. This contextualized study, charting the rise and fall of the company over forty years, is based largely on wide-ranging interviews conducted with twenty-three former workers. Their stories, spanning four decades, uncover the factory' s working conditions, culture, social relationships, remuneration schemes, industrial relations history and its close ties with the local community. The book provides unique insights into what it was like to work in this remarkable enterprise.
| ISBN: | 9781801511759 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 2025 |
| Author: | Kieran Devenish |
| Publisher: | Four Courts Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 72 pages |
| Series: | Maynooth Studies in Local History |
| Genres: |
History |
Industrial Yarns Ltd, a large textiles factory and one of Seá n Lemass' s flagship industrial projects, provided well-paid employment for hundreds of workers in Bray for many years. This contextualized study, charting the rise and fall of the company over forty years, is based largely on wide-ranging interviews conducted with twenty-three former workers. Their stories, spanning four decades, uncover the factory' s working conditions, culture, social relationships, remuneration schemes, industrial relations history and its close ties with the local community. The book provides unique insights into what it was like to work in this remarkable enterprise.
Factory Life in Industrial Yarns Ltd, Bray, 1958-98 features in the following genres: History
Factory Life in Industrial Yarns Ltd, Bray, 1958-98 is available in Paperback
Factory Life in Industrial Yarns Ltd, Bray, 1958-98 was written by Kieran Devenish and published by Four Courts Press
Factory Life in Industrial Yarns Ltd, Bray, 1958-98 has 72 pages
Yes it is part of Maynooth Studies in Local History series
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