![[Crane on Sarsfield Street, Limerick, outside Hurley's tabacconist's shop, on route to Shannon hydro-electric scheme construction works.]](/IIIF/000250000/000249561/vtls000249561_001.jp2/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
[Crane on Sarsfield Street, Limerick, outside Hurley's tabacconist's shop, on route to Shannon hydro-electric scheme construction works.]
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| Summary: | The Shannon hydro-electric scheme at Ardnacrusha, a few miles from Limerick city, was a major project undertaken by the new Irish Free State in the mid-1920s. It was built under the leadership of the German firm Siemens-Schuchertwerke. Works commenced in 1925 after the passing of the Shannon Electricity Act, 1925. The scheme was the beginning of the electrification of the country and led to the establishment of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB). |
| In collection: | The Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
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1928.
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| Notes: | See also INDH 581-607, INDH 730-757. Similar image INDH735 Physical description: 1 photographic negative : glass; 9 x 12cm. more |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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INDH736 |
NPA Reading Room - Appt. only |
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Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland
