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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.…

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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

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  • Europeana Foundation

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  • 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

  • 125_Europe_at_work

First time published on Europeana

  • 2021-01-27T22:16:31.372Z

Last time updated from providing institution

  • 2021-01-27T22:16:31.372Z
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