Dublin Fire Brigade and the Irish Revolution

Description

by Las Fallon

Las Fallon is an operational firefighter with over twenty seven years service in the fire brigade. As a fire service historian and researcher he has published a number of articles in both fire service and collectors magazines and on-line. He was a curator of the Dublin fire Brigade Museum from 2008-2011 and is a member of a number of fire service heritage organisations including the fire service trust,the fire Heritage Network and the Fire Mark circle.His interest in the revolutionary period is reflected in the membership of the Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation (IVCO) and the 1916-21 Club.

The book is very well researched and will appeal to all historians and ,researchers and and collectors of Fire service memorabilia. It is a high quality publication comprising 154 pages in gloss format. There are many rare photographs from the period and some are in colour, with highly detailed shots of Fire service helmets and metals etc.

There is a wealth of detailed information in this book. We highly recommend it.