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193:, Ireland. He also bought the stately 'Prior Park' house, which doubled as a store area, for the company. Together with his brother Jim, they made various horse-drawn two and four wheel vehicles. They also manufactured traps, gigs, landaus, jaunting carts, carriages, floats and dray carts. The main business however, was building bus, coach, van and lorry bodies.
374:). The basement and unused servants' quarters were used to hold company stores. After his death in 1943, ownership passed to his second wife Catherine. When she died in 1970 it was passed to three of their children, who were living there at the time. Prior Park House was demolished in 1997 and the area is now, Redwood Gardens, named after the giant
367:, a large factory was built, to make bodywork for road vehicles. A separate building was also constructed as a Varnish area. After J.F.O'Gorman's death, the site was sold to Curran Signs & Graphics Ltd. When Curran moved, the factory was sold to developers and it is now, residential Ormonde Court.
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Volume 3–18 May 1923 with regard to a strike at their
Clonmel factory and bringing in workers (non-union strikebreakers) from London. The firm was engaged on several Government contracts, including building two limousines for a high official. It was proposed the company should not be allowed to carry
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The Irish Free State Tariff
Commission considered the application for the Imposition of a Protective Tariff. Details of Coachbuilding in the Irish Free State was provided by J.F.O'Gorman. He said very few bodies for motor vehicles were made in the Free State in 1927. If they obtained a tariff they
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John F.O'Gorman completed his learning in London and was appointed by the
Department of Agricultural and Technical Instruction, to teach the Theory of Road Carriage Building. He first traded as O'Gorman Bros, Address: 12 Wellington Street, Clonmel. and advertised 'Motor Bodies of every description
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and collected by the firm's mechanics. The
Clonmel factory was the largest such establishment in the South of Ireland at the time and one of the most modernly equipped factories in the country. The first mechanical paint sprayer outside Dublin and Cork was installed at O'Gormans. The factory was
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J.F. O'Gorman called on the
Government to place an effective tariff on the import of coachwork and motor bodies. He said there had been an exodus of highly skilled labour from the bodybuilding industry and the industry is capable of dealing with the country's requirements.
398:(1902 – 20 October 1970) and they had 5 boys and 4 girls. Whilst in Clonmel, J.F.O'Gorman lived at: (1) 17 Dillon Street (He originally didn't have an 'O' in his surname) (2) 6 Prince Edward's Place (renamed to Dr Croke Place)(3) Sweetbriar Lodge (4) Prior Park House.
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In the late 1920s this enterprise, situated at the factory premises, held a ten-week course at the school and included (a) Mechanism and
Ignition and (b) Driving and Tyrefitting. The ten weeks tuition cost IRÂŁ15 with a shorter session of three weeks at IRÂŁ10.
437:(NLI). They are of vehicles being built at Prior Park garage and the shop front in Parnell Street. They include a picture of J.F.O'Gorman, the directors, workers, the factory premises, Prior Park house and various machinery in the workshop.
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would be quite capable of providing all the commercial vehicle bodies required for the Free State. He also said there was some difficulty in procuring skilled men, many of them having been attracted to
England by higher wages.
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During its operation, the company traded variously as 'O'Gorman
Brothers' (to 1933), 'O'Gormans', 'John O'Gorman & Sons', 'J.F.O'Gorman (1933) Ltd' then 'J.F.O'Gorman Ltd' (until J.F.O'Gorman's death in 1943).
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built on the premises'. They were special Agents for Austin, Humber and Ford cars. Shortly after the First World War, John F. O'Gorman went to
Germany and captured the first main dealership in Ireland for
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In April 1925 a group of local business people including John F. O'Gorman established the
Clonmel Chamber of Commerce — J.F. O'Gorman was elected as their first president. William Magner (famous for
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Around 1920 the stately Prior Park house and grounds were bought by J.F. O'Gorman (who owned the garage in Parnell Street). Much of the finance for this purchase, came from his first wife Margaret.
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John F. O'Gorman voiced a complaint in the Dáil Éireann, Section 554 - 25 February 1931, about the ease and amount of ash being exported (the principal raw wood material for the industry).
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A body now called SIMI, Society of the Irish Motor Industry, which was formed when the Society of the Irish Motor Traders Ltd and the Irish Motor Traders Association merged in 1968.
907:, 1 October 2005. Tom was the Oldest son of J.F. O'Gorman and a later non-active director of the firm. He became Director of Development of the Irish Tourist Association (now
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312:. A number of O'Gorman Brothers single decker buses were built for Irish Omnibus Company. Several of them are listed in 1932 and 1934, on the Classic Irish Buses website.
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In the late 1920s, Irish coachbuilders were at their busiest, working on big bus-body orders. O'Gorman Brothers, employed over 100 men on one of their biggest bus orders.
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exceptional ability and he took a keen interest in the development of Irish industry generally and worked for its advancement for many years, especially in Clonmel
178:, County Tipperary, Ireland in 1899, shortly before the death of their father. They worked as apprentices at Cleary's Coachbuilder in Anglesea Street, Clonmel.
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In April 1922 and April 1934, high quality 'glass negative' photographs, were taken by A H Poole & Co. In 2012, some were placed on the internet by the
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that used to grow around the grounds. The area is still known as 'Prior Park', which is north of the Oakville Estate.
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O'Gorman Bros, O'Gormans, John O'Gorman & Sons, J.F. O'Gorman Ltd.
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main dealers for all County Tipperary, Waterford City and portion of
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established his horse-drawn coach travel empire, 90 years earlier).
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renowned for its strict discipline. O'Gorman Brothers were the
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cider manufactured in Clonmel) was elected as vice president.
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that traded under various names from the 1920s to the 1940s.
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O'Gorman Factory in 1920s with Prior Park house in background
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Drohan, Michael."More about O'Gormans, The Coachbuilders"],
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Drohan, Michael. "Memories of an Apprentice coach builder",
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Prior Park house shortly before it was demolished in 1997
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