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My grandfather worked in Ardnacrusha
My grandfather, Paddy Byrne, was born around 1901 and lived in Drogheda.
He originally joined the British Army and then served in the Irish Free State Army. He had worked on heavy construction projects in Drogheda but, when work there became scarce, he travelled to Ardnacrusha to work on the Shannon Scheme.
As there were no social welfare payments, he had to travel to wherever he could get work.…
Contributors
- Alan B
Subject
- Ardnacrusha
- Family
- Ireland
- Industrial heritage
- http://contribute.europeana.eu/contributions/e432e800-920f-0138-420b-6eee0af6043b#agent-e434dcb0-920f-0138-420b-6eee0af6043b
- Hydroelectric power stations
- Republic of Ireland
Contributors
- Alan B
Subject
- Ardnacrusha
- Family
- Ireland
- Industrial heritage
- http://contribute.europeana.eu/contributions/e432e800-920f-0138-420b-6eee0af6043b#agent-e434dcb0-920f-0138-420b-6eee0af6043b
- Hydroelectric power stations
- Republic of Ireland
Providing institution
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Places
- Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, Ireland
- Limerick
- Limerick city
- Limerick
- Republic of Ireland
Identifier
- http://contribute.europeana.eu/contributions/e432e800-920f-0138-420b-6eee0af6043b
Language
- en
- eng
Is part of
- Ardnacrusha Memories: stories about the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme, Hunt Museum, Limerick
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2021-01-25T17:37:35.260Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-02-02T08:44:42.776Z