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Last day at the Sugar Factory, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

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Colour image of four men in the Thurles Sugar Factory yard on the day it closed. (l-r) Johnny Donoghue, Danny Ryan, Henry McElgunn, Mick Dwyer. 1989

Tags: Beet harvesting, Beet industry, Closure, Employment, Factory, Last day, Ned O'Shea, Sugar beet, Sugar factory, Thurles

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