My grandfather worked on the Ardnacrusha Scheme
My grandfather Tadhg Ryan (born in 1901) worked on the Ardnacrusha Electrification Scheme from its beginning. I am not sure what work he did but he was very skilled at many things and would have been involved in the construction work.
He lived near Cappamore at a place called Gurtalla Doone when at home but stayed with several others in a campus when at work.
He remembered that he had to “c…
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- Sean R
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- Ardnacrusha
- Shannon Scheme
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- Ireland
- Industrial heritage
- Hydroelectric power stations
- Working life
- Construction engineering
- Republic of Ireland
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- Sean R
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- Ardnacrusha
- Shannon Scheme
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- Ireland
- Industrial heritage
- Hydroelectric power stations
- Working life
- Construction engineering
- Republic of Ireland
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- Ardnacrusha Power Station, Co Clare
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- Limerick
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- Ardnacrusha Memories: stories about the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme, Hunt Museum, Limerick
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