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O Sheas Skoda Assembly Plant 1963/1964

aratsarse101 · 2013-09-30 16:45:08

I know this is a long shot but my Dad is looking to make contact with anyone who worked in O'Shea's Skoda Assembly Plant in Woodville, Rochestown in 1963/1964. I know that technically it's the county but I think the Cork City forum might be better for this. I would be very grateful for any help.

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aratsarse101

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I know this is a long shot but my Dad is looking to make contact with anyone who worked in O'Shea's Skoda Assembly Plant in Woodville, Rochestown in 1963/1964. I know that technically it's the county but I think the Cork City forum might be better for this. I would be very grateful for any help.

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#2 01-10-2013 5:20pm
Flesh Gorden

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Some of the lads on the Classic Car forum might be able to give you some proper info

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=514

A good few of them would have an encyclopedic knowledge of former assembly plants around the city and country

In particular Carchaeologist

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#3 08-05-2024 10:20pm
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Hello,
I'm trying to find out any information for my bachelor's thesis on the assembly of Skoda cars in Ireland. Do you have any information on when Skoda cars were assembled in Ireland? Alternatively any details on assembly, anything, I would be very grateful! There's hardly anything on this in the Czech Republic.
David

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#4 08-05-2024 10:43pm
lostinsuperfunk

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That is fascinating , I never knew that Skoda cars were once assembled in Cork. You could try contacting Cork City Libraries or Cork County Libraries. The Irish Newspaper Archive is also a very good source (you'll have to pay for access).
https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/resident/libraries
https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/
https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
https://www.irishexaminer.com/archive/

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#5 09-05-2024 2:47pm
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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122114158#Comment_122114158

Me neither. When did it shut down?

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#6 09-05-2024 3:57pm
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Were Opels assembled in Rochestown, too, at some point?

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#7 26-05-2024 11:57pm
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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122116609#Comment_122116609

My Dad assembled Opels in the late 60s briefly for o Shea's. Approx 1968. Didn't know it was Rochestown though, thought it was somewhere closer to the docks.

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