Powering the Nation: Images of the Shannon Scheme and Electricity in Ireland

摘要

In 1929, Ireland's first hydro-electric power station opened on the River Shannon near the village of Ardnacrusha in West Ireland. Initially known as the Shannon Scheme, and now as the Ardnacrusha Power Station, its establishment followed the birth of the Irish Free State in 1922, which signalled the nation's (partial) independence from British rule. Commissioned by the Cumann na nGaedheal government and managed by the national ESB (Electricity Supply Board), the scheme spearheaded both Ireland's electrification and transformation.