Las Fallon
| Address: | Dublin |
Las Fallon lives in Palmerstown, Dublin and has been a fire-fighter with Dublin Fire Brigade for over three decades. His book ‘Dublin Fire Brigade and the Irish Revolution’ was published in 2012 and became a bestseller. Las has an interest in early Irish fire services (including 18th Century insurance company fire brigades) and in the early years of the Dublin Fire Brigade, as well as a special interest in the Brigade’s role during the revolutionary years. He and has written on Irish fire service history for various magazines and has taken part in tlevision and radio documentaries. He has contributed two pieces to the Storymap Dublin series as well as other online history projects and was a volunteer curator of the Dublin Fire Brigade Museum from 2008-11. Las holds a certificate in Local History from NUI Maynooth. He is a member of various heritage organisations including the Fire Service Trust, the Fire Heritage Network, the Fire Mark Circle and is also a member of the Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation and the 1916-1921 Club.
