GPO staff in 1916 : business as usual /: business as usual. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Ferguson.
• Other Names: Ferguson, Stephen, 1959-; Ferguson, Stephen
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Dublin's GPO -- Communications Hub and Fortress; A.H. Norway -- Secretary of the Irish Post Office; Head or Harp -- Politics in the Post; The attack on the GPO -- Easter Monday, 24 April 1916; The Proclamation -- Justifying the Rising; Breaking the News -- Amiens Street station; Crown Alley Telephone Exchange; Dublin Castle; Aldborough House; Kingsbridge and Beyond; Rebels in the Ranks -- Joining the Rising; Picking up the Pieces; Recrimination and Commendation; Letters from the Front; Conclusion. Appendix 1: Warning letter issued to Post Office staff suspected of disloyaltyAppendix 2: Staff whose conduct during the Rising merited special mention; Appendix 3: Staff suspected of complicity; Appendix 4: A note on primary source material; Bibliography; Other Titles from Mercier Press; About the Author; About the Publisher.
• Edition: Revised, enlarged edition
• Publisher Details: Cork, Ireland : Mercier Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white)
• Subjects: 941.50821; Postal service -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain; Employees; Postal service; Ireland -- History -- Easter Rising, 1916; Ireland; Electronic books; History; Employees -- History -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1781170908; 9781781170908; 9781781170915
• Related ISBNs: 9781856359948; 1856359948
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128).; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.