Interview with Michael O'Halloran (11th October 2012)
Document Type
Multimedia
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Interdisciplinary, History, 6.5 OTHER HUMANITIES
Abstract
This interview with Michael O'Halloran covers his early childhood, family backround in the Bakery industry, his education and apprenticeship in Bolands Bakery and the National Bakery School, Kevin Street. Michael talks about working conditions and technological practices in Bolands Bakery and also the curriculum within the Bakery School in the early 1950s. He discusses the key individuals, particularly the Bakery School's founder John Swift, responsible for instigating formal Bakery education in Ireland. John also discusses the Irish Bakers Union and its involvement with education and its gradual demise.
Recommended Citation
Mac Con Iomaire, M., Kavanagh, M.: Interview with Michael O'Halloran, Baker. Audio Interview, 11th. October, 2012.
Publication Details
Michael O'Halloran imanterviewed by Dr. Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Mary Kavanagh MA. Ed. on 11th October 2012 in DIT Cathal Brugha Street.