Wellesley Lodge, Limerick | Ardnacrusha Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme
My grandfather, James Dooley, bought Wellesley Lodge, Clancy's Strand sometime around 1920. He and his sisters ran it as a guest house for 10-15 years, and during the construction of Ardnacrusha Scheme housed many workers, probably managers and engineers.
I was always curious about this guest house business, but have no real knowledge of it. After the 1930s, the family started a bakery on the s…
Contributors
- Conor Dooley
Subject
- Ardnacrusha
- Shannon Scheme
- Hotel industry
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- Ireland
- Industrial heritage
- Hydroelectric power stations
- Working life
- Republic of Ireland
Contributors
- Conor Dooley
Subject
- Ardnacrusha
- Shannon Scheme
- Hotel industry
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- Ireland
- Industrial heritage
- Hydroelectric power stations
- Working life
- Republic of Ireland
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Places
- Co Clare
- County Clare
- Limerick
- Limerick city
- Limerick
- Republic of Ireland
- County Clare
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Language
- en
- eng
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- Ardnacrusha Memories: stories about the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme, Hunt Museum, Limerick
Providing country
- Europe
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First time published on Europeana
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