Author: Tom Geraghty
Publisher: Jeremy Mills Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This is the first complete history of Dublin Fire Brigade, from its inception in 1862 to the present day. It is the story of the dedicated firefighters, officers and ambulance personnel who have provided emergency response to the people of Ireland's capital city for many generations. The Brigade has been involved in many key historical moments over the last one hundred and fifty years: the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, and during the Second World War, the bombing of both Belfast and Dublin. The book is illustrated with 27 colour plates and over 50 black and white photographs.
The Dublin Fire Brigade
Author: Tom Geraghty
Publisher: Jeremy Mills Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This is the first complete history of Dublin Fire Brigade, from its inception in 1862 to the present day. It is the story of the dedicated firefighters, officers and ambulance personnel who have provided emergency response to the people of Ireland's capital city for many generations. The Brigade has been involved in many key historical moments over the last one hundred and fifty years: the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, and during the Second World War, the bombing of both Belfast and Dublin. The book is illustrated with 27 colour plates and over 50 black and white photographs.
Publisher: Jeremy Mills Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This is the first complete history of Dublin Fire Brigade, from its inception in 1862 to the present day. It is the story of the dedicated firefighters, officers and ambulance personnel who have provided emergency response to the people of Ireland's capital city for many generations. The Brigade has been involved in many key historical moments over the last one hundred and fifty years: the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, and during the Second World War, the bombing of both Belfast and Dublin. The book is illustrated with 27 colour plates and over 50 black and white photographs.
The Great Liberties Whiskey Fire
Author: Las Fallon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908056955
Category : Distilleries
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908056955
Category : Distilleries
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
For Whom the Bells Tolled
Author: Pat Poland
Publisher: Thp Ireland
ISBN: 9781845889869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Today, the sight of fire engines progressing through the streets of Cork on their way to yet another incident, is common-place. The people of Cork know that, in time of emergency, the fire service will answer their call for help with their state-of-the-art equipment and highly-trained members. But it was not always so. The settlement that evolved into the city of Cork has existed for almost 1,400 years, yet an official public fire service has been in place for less than one 10th of that time. In 1877, Cork Fire Brigade was established with just an officer and four men to serve a population in excess of 80,000. Previously, the Church of Ireland had provided fire engines (the ubiquitous "parish pumps") to serve local communities. This account reflects the socioeconomic and political mood across the period under review. By its very nature, any chronicle of fires and accidents is interwoven into the fabric of the story of the very city itself: few people, in the course of a lifetime, will not be touched, in some degree, by the trauma of one or the other. For Whom the Bells Tolled is primarily the story of how the fire service in Cork evolved through centuries of bungling, incompetence, and human tragedy. The answers to such diverse questions as to why the brass helmet (primarily a military headgear) was adopted for fire brigade use, and why Napoleon Bonaparte’s "flaming grenade" badge is incorporated into the Cork City Fire Brigade cap badge, are given.
Publisher: Thp Ireland
ISBN: 9781845889869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Today, the sight of fire engines progressing through the streets of Cork on their way to yet another incident, is common-place. The people of Cork know that, in time of emergency, the fire service will answer their call for help with their state-of-the-art equipment and highly-trained members. But it was not always so. The settlement that evolved into the city of Cork has existed for almost 1,400 years, yet an official public fire service has been in place for less than one 10th of that time. In 1877, Cork Fire Brigade was established with just an officer and four men to serve a population in excess of 80,000. Previously, the Church of Ireland had provided fire engines (the ubiquitous "parish pumps") to serve local communities. This account reflects the socioeconomic and political mood across the period under review. By its very nature, any chronicle of fires and accidents is interwoven into the fabric of the story of the very city itself: few people, in the course of a lifetime, will not be touched, in some degree, by the trauma of one or the other. For Whom the Bells Tolled is primarily the story of how the fire service in Cork evolved through centuries of bungling, incompetence, and human tragedy. The answers to such diverse questions as to why the brass helmet (primarily a military headgear) was adopted for fire brigade use, and why Napoleon Bonaparte’s "flaming grenade" badge is incorporated into the Cork City Fire Brigade cap badge, are given.
The Firemen's Tale
Author: Las Fallon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908056115
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908056115
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
History of the Irish Brigades in the Service of France,
Author: John Cornelius O'Callaghan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Fire Protection Service
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings
Author: Don Mullan
Publisher: Wolfhound Press (IE)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Dublin Monaghan Bombings is based on interviews with the families of those who were murdered on May 17th, 1974, when three bombs exploded in Dublin, wrecking the capital and innocent lives. The suspects are known, but, 27 years later, the biggest mass murder in the history of the Republic of Ireland, remains unsolved.
Publisher: Wolfhound Press (IE)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Dublin Monaghan Bombings is based on interviews with the families of those who were murdered on May 17th, 1974, when three bombs exploded in Dublin, wrecking the capital and innocent lives. The suspects are known, but, 27 years later, the biggest mass murder in the history of the Republic of Ireland, remains unsolved.
Fire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
From a Clear Blue Sky
Author: Timothy Knatchbull
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504089324
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
The prize-winning, “exceptionally moving” memoir of a family boat trip, an IRA bombing, and a teenager’s loss of his twin brother (The Telegraph). Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Award Winner and PEN/JR Ackerley Prize Nominee On an August weekend in 1979, fourteen-year-old Timothy Knatchbull joined his family on a boat trip off the shore of Mullaghmore in County Sligo, Ireland. By noon, an Irish Republican Army bomb had destroyed the boat, leaving four dead. The author survived, but his grandparents, family friend, and twin brother did not. Lord Mountbatten, his grandfather, was the target, and became one of the IRA’s most high-profile assassinations. Knatchbull and his parents were too badly injured to attend the funerals of those killed, which only intensified their profound sense of loss. Telling this story decades later, Knatchbull not only revisits these terrible events but also writes an intensely personal account of human triumph over tragedy—a story of recovery not just from physical wounds but deep emotional trauma. From a Clear Blue Sky takes place in Ireland at the height of the Troubles and gives compelling insight into that period of Irish history. But more importantly, it brings home that while calamity can strike at any moment, the human spirit is able to forgive, to heal, and to move on. “A minute by minute story of what happened that day, and what happened afterwards.” —Daily Mail “This is an extremely moving book. Beyond providing a phenomenally detailed evocation of his own family’s trauma, Knatchbull has lots of wise things to say about how we survive horrors—of all kinds—in our lives.” — Zoë Heller, author of the Booker Prize finalist Notes on a Scandal “A very poignant, clearsighted, heartbreaking but ultimately positive account.” —Hugh Bonneville, The New York Times
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504089324
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
The prize-winning, “exceptionally moving” memoir of a family boat trip, an IRA bombing, and a teenager’s loss of his twin brother (The Telegraph). Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Award Winner and PEN/JR Ackerley Prize Nominee On an August weekend in 1979, fourteen-year-old Timothy Knatchbull joined his family on a boat trip off the shore of Mullaghmore in County Sligo, Ireland. By noon, an Irish Republican Army bomb had destroyed the boat, leaving four dead. The author survived, but his grandparents, family friend, and twin brother did not. Lord Mountbatten, his grandfather, was the target, and became one of the IRA’s most high-profile assassinations. Knatchbull and his parents were too badly injured to attend the funerals of those killed, which only intensified their profound sense of loss. Telling this story decades later, Knatchbull not only revisits these terrible events but also writes an intensely personal account of human triumph over tragedy—a story of recovery not just from physical wounds but deep emotional trauma. From a Clear Blue Sky takes place in Ireland at the height of the Troubles and gives compelling insight into that period of Irish history. But more importantly, it brings home that while calamity can strike at any moment, the human spirit is able to forgive, to heal, and to move on. “A minute by minute story of what happened that day, and what happened afterwards.” —Daily Mail “This is an extremely moving book. Beyond providing a phenomenally detailed evocation of his own family’s trauma, Knatchbull has lots of wise things to say about how we survive horrors—of all kinds—in our lives.” — Zoë Heller, author of the Booker Prize finalist Notes on a Scandal “A very poignant, clearsighted, heartbreaking but ultimately positive account.” —Hugh Bonneville, The New York Times
Freemasons For Dummies
Author: Christopher Hodapp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119843421
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
Unravel the mysteries of the Masons All the myths and rumors about Masonic organizations probably have you wondering "what do Masons really do?" Questions like this one are a natural by-product of being the oldest and largest "secret society" in the world. This book is an ideal starting place to find answers to your questions about the secret and not-so-secret things about Freemasonry. Now in its third edition, this international best-seller peeks behind the door of your local Masonic lodge and explains the meanings behind the rituals, rites, and symbols of the organization. Along the way the book covers nearly 3,000 years of Masonic history, introduces you to some famous Freemasons you already know from history books, and explains the relationship with related groups like Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, Order of Eastern Star, and the beloved fez-wearing Shriners. Look inside the book to learn: What it takes to become a member of the Freemasons, and what you can expect when you join How Lodges are organized and what really goes on during Masonic ceremonies The basic beliefs and philosophies of Freemasonry, including how Masons contribute to charity, and society in general The origins behind some of the wild myths and conspiracy theories surrounding Freemasonry and how to debunk (most of) them Written by a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason and the Public Relations and Marketing Director for the Grand Lodge F&AM of Indiana, Freemasons For Dummies is a must-read guide for anyone interested in this ancient fraternal order, whether you're looking to join or are just curious about some of the more mysterious aspects of Freemasonry.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119843421
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
Unravel the mysteries of the Masons All the myths and rumors about Masonic organizations probably have you wondering "what do Masons really do?" Questions like this one are a natural by-product of being the oldest and largest "secret society" in the world. This book is an ideal starting place to find answers to your questions about the secret and not-so-secret things about Freemasonry. Now in its third edition, this international best-seller peeks behind the door of your local Masonic lodge and explains the meanings behind the rituals, rites, and symbols of the organization. Along the way the book covers nearly 3,000 years of Masonic history, introduces you to some famous Freemasons you already know from history books, and explains the relationship with related groups like Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, Order of Eastern Star, and the beloved fez-wearing Shriners. Look inside the book to learn: What it takes to become a member of the Freemasons, and what you can expect when you join How Lodges are organized and what really goes on during Masonic ceremonies The basic beliefs and philosophies of Freemasonry, including how Masons contribute to charity, and society in general The origins behind some of the wild myths and conspiracy theories surrounding Freemasonry and how to debunk (most of) them Written by a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason and the Public Relations and Marketing Director for the Grand Lodge F&AM of Indiana, Freemasons For Dummies is a must-read guide for anyone interested in this ancient fraternal order, whether you're looking to join or are just curious about some of the more mysterious aspects of Freemasonry.