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…