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The functions Head Waiter was a Kerryman named Claude Spillane, Claude did not soil his hands by actually serving meals himself. His job was to supervise the waiting staff and ensure that customers were properly provided for. He was a tall man and as…

At the end of two years in Cathal Brugha Street I graduated and found myself in search of a job. My first job was in the Gresham Hotel but I did not stay long. We graduates were not popular as we were considered to be third years commis or…