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	Ardnacrusha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ardnacrusha, originally The Shannon Scheme, is Ireland's largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on the River Shannon near Limerick City.
		The generating plant at Ardnacrusha is composed of three vertical-shaft Francis turbo-generators (installed in 1929) and one vertical -shaft Kaplan turbo-generator (installed in 1934) operating under an average head of 28.5 meters.
		Ardnacrusha was built under the leadership of the German firm Siemens-Schuckertwerke during the mid-1920s and was a major project undertaken by the then new Irish Free State.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ardnacrusha (255 words)

	The Institution of Engineers of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The works involved the diversion of 90% of the Shannon into a head race canal 7.5 m long by which the water was delivered to Ardnacrusha, where a fall of 34 m was available.
		Ardnacrusha was also the headquarters of ESB until 1954.
		By 2000 Ardnacrusha supplied only about 3% of the annual demand but it is still vitally important to the system as a 'rapidly available' source of power and for cover in cases of emergency or sudden breakdown of plant.
	www.realizedvision.com /shannonhydro.htm (333 words)

	HISTORY OF ARDNACRUSHA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At Ardnacrusha the main 30m high dam was built as well as the main power-house to accommodate three water turbines, electrical equipment, maintenance workshops and offices.
		The camp at Ardnacrusha could accommodate 750 in the Irish section and 150 in the German section.
		At the time of the passing of the Shannon Electricity Act in 1925 to enable the construction of Ardnacrusha to go ahead, it was not agreed who would be responsible for its operation.
	sunset.ennis.ie /article.php3?id_article=196 (1236 words)

	Limerick Leader - June 15th, 2002 - News - Search continues as ESB pledge to review all implications of tragedy at ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Concerned Ardnacrusha and Parteen residents are calling for the ESB to take more responsibility for security at the stretch of water below the Ardnacrusha Power Station.
		The tailrace is the man-made channel which runs downstream from the Ardnacrusha Power Station to the rejoin the Shannon near Longpavement.
		Asked to respond to these safety concerns, the ESB said "it would be inappropriate" to comment about any specific details, given the fact that the search is continuing for the body of Lynsey Kiely, and given the fact that the garda' are still in the process of fully investigating the incident".
	www.limerickleader.ie /issues/20020615/news03.html (509 words)

	Limerick Leader - March 24th, 2001 - News - Poteen hunter steps down after 35 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Among his many duties was sniffing out poteenmakers in the Clare hills come September and the start of the long winter nights.
		When Dinny first came to Ardnacrusha, the station was staffed as it is now -- two guards and one sergeant.
		The new station in Ardnacrusha was built in 1965 -- the original station was in Parteen, but the station was relocated to avoid the necessity of travelling down to staff the power station.
	www.limerick-leader.ie /issues/20010324/news05.html (450 words)

	Limerick Leader - July 24th, 2004 - News - Turn off turbines at Ardnacrusha to help the marina, says Gilligan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In particular, he argued, the effect of the turbines at the ESB power station at Ardnacrusha was not taken into consideration.
		Water velocity is affected by rainfall, tides and the number of turbines in operation.
		Boats are advised not to travel on the Ardnacrusha route when more than one turbine is in operation.
	www.limerickleader.ie /issues/20040724/news02.html (414 words)

	History of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh
		The village of Parteen was formerly known as Ardnacrusha but when the hydroelectric station opened in the area, the plant took the name for the station.
		Rivers and streams had to be re-routed to accommodate the project, bridges were constructed, a 7 ½ mile stretch of land was dug out to form the Head Race from the Weir to Ardnacrusha, new railway lines were laid, and the power station itself was built.
		Taoiseach William T. Cosgrave opened it on July 22nd 1929 and by the end of the year it was supplying electricity into the national grid.
	www.limerickdioceseheritage.org /Parteen/hyParteen.htm (273 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2002/07/29: Ardnacrusha scheme wins prestigious award
		ESB chief executive Padraig McManus, speaking at a ceremony in Co Clare’s Ardnacrusha power station, said the awards marked a huge tribute to both the past and present staff of the two companies.
		The Shannon scheme, which harnesses the river for power production and runs for seven miles from a dam to Ardnacrusha, cost almost 9m when it was built by 5,000 men.
		It required the construction of 60 miles of railway and the use of 138 locomotives.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2002/07/29/story61853.asp (319 words)

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		The awards ceremony at the generating station in Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, marked the beginning of the ESB’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
		The generating plant at Ardnacrusha is composed of three vertical-shaft Francis turbine-generators (installed in 1929) and one vertical-shaft Kaplan turbine-generator (installed in 1934) operating under an average head of 28.5 meters.
		Ardnacrusha generates at 10.5 kV but this is transformed to 40 kV for local distribution and to 110 kV for long distance transmission.
	www.ieee.org.uk /docs/shannon02.doc (5721 words)

	I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey: Parteen
		The are no hotels, guest houses, restaurants, or cafés in Parteen, Ardnacrusha, or Meelick, at the present time.
		There is not sufficient accommodation to house the Ardnacrusha power house staff - the majority of whom have to be housed and catered for in Limerick City.
		There is no trace of post war planning, or no encouragement to tourists to visit Ardnacrusha at the present time.
	www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/history/ita_survey_1942/parteen.htm (268 words)

	Hoganstand - Clare GAA Football & Hurling
		In those days of the early 30s, he began his hurling career with Ardnacrusha, as the local team was then known.
		All three brothers were to the fore in leading Ardnacrusha into the golden age of its hurling achievements when the club attained senior status.
		He believed very strongly in the community ethos of the Association and expressed in later years some fears that it was being lost - very relevant, indeed, in today’s world.
	www.hoganstand.com /Clare/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=38615 (780 words)

	Peringana Dictionary
		The powerstation is bypassed by the Ardnacrusha lock, a double lock of 20 m and 10 m fall, for boats of maximum 32m long, 4m beam and 2.5m draft.
		Below Ardnacrusha the water is tidal and strong tidal currents are on the further way to Limerick.
		You find many of them on the Royal Canal, some on the Grand Canal and one on the River Barrow, and also Ardnacrusha is a double lock.
	home.tiscali.de /peringana/Dictionary.html (6787 words)

	Cóisir an Tsionainn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The final element of the project is inspired by the Irish-German connection that Ardnacrusha has with Siemens, who designed and built the station in 1926.
		We approached Stephanie Hecht, Director of the renowned Berlin based experimental choir 'Der Brullchor', to have a choral aspect of the composition.
		Both past and present workers at Ardnacrusha are also involved in the live presentation.
	www.softday.ie /performers.html (108 words)

	IEEE Shannon Scheme Milestone: Outline Design of Scheme
		The average flow of the river at Killaloe is 180 tons per second but this can vary from 10 to 15 tons per second in dry summers to over 700 tons per second in a major flood.
		Sometimes especially at night in winter, water had to be wasted because the total system demand was so small.
		Since about 1950 it has been possible to avail of the full output which equates to about 332 thousand MW generated on an annual basis.
	www.ieee.org /organizations/history_center/milestones_photos/shannon3.html (781 words)

	Moving mountains may 2003
		Bobby O'Connell and Sons based in Ardnacrusha in Co Clare celebrates 25 years in quarrying this year.
		John Loughran visited the company's impressive 47-acre quarry last month and was overawed by the sheer scale of operations.
		Bobby O'Connell and Sons utilises a fleet of 34 sub-contract hauliers from its quarry at Ardnacrusha throughout the year.
	www.irishtrucker.com /articles/2003/may/oconnells.asp (2000 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2002/06/29: ESB to carry out safety audits after Ardnacrusha drownings
		The ESB has announced that it is to carry out a series of audits on a number of its facilities after concerns were raised over public safety following the deaths of two Limerick students earlier this month.
		The company’s safety committee has asked the Water Safety Association to investigate all aspects of safety from warning signs to the use of facilities by members of the public.
		There is no specific time limitations on the audits which will be carried out on a national scale and will employ dozens of inspectors.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2002/06/29/story57663.asp (169 words)

	Elements Issue 2 - Exhibitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was appropriate that the Exhibition Centre should be officially opened by one of the Countess of Rosse's descendants, Brendan Parsons, the current Earl of Rosse.
		These paintings unfortunately had to return to Ardnacrusha but it is hoped to have a fuller exhibition on the Shannon Scheme at a later date.
		The second major exhibition was "Treasured objects restored and conserved" (18 Oct - 19 Nov 1993) which featured some of the specialisms covered by the Irish Professional Conservator's and Restorer's Association, from archaeology to water colours, from ceramics to textiles.
	www.ul.ie /elements/Issue2/childs.html (909 words)

	6th (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They were of Ardnacrusha Power Station when it was being built.
		The company who built the power station, Siemens, commissioned Seán Keating to record the building of the station.
		After the gallery the man showed us a board with the history of Ardnacrusha Power Station.
	www.scoilide.ie /6th.htm (416 words)

	Electricity Supply Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The ESB was established by the fledgling Irish Free State government under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 to manage Ireland's electricity supply after the successful Shannon Scheme at Ardnacrusha.
		The scheme was Ireland's first electricity plant - and at the time, it was believed that it would meet the total energy demands of Ireland, which proved to be an erroneus judgement.
		The Ardnacrusha hydro-electric scheme and Turlough Hill pumped storage scheme are the most significant renewable energy plants.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Electricity-Supply-Board.htm (1323 words)

	Limerick.com - Poet's Tribute To Richard Harris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The project will also include a special presentation of a mountain ash at Ardnacrusha, followed by a boat journey led by Limerick City Marine Search and Rescue Service to the City of Limerick.
		Boat clubs are providing boats and crew to accompany the service and represent their component of contemporary boat cultures on The Shannon.
		A further eighteen mountain ash will be planted along the banks of the tailrace of Ardnacrusha Hydro Electric Station during the period of the artwork as a gift from the staff of Ardnacrusha hydro electric station.
	www.limerick.com /news/news050103.html (644 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 94 - 12 June, 1944 - Ceisteanna.—Questions. Oral Answers. - Shannon Storage Capacity.
		Briscoe asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state whether lack of storage capacity for water at Ardnacrusha is mainly responsible for the deficiency in the requirements of electricity.
		Lemass: Present difficulties regarding electricity supply are not due to lack of storage capacity for water in the Shannon; they are due to the [106] continued drought and the very restricted quantities of coal which can be made available to the board.
		Larkin: Might I ask whether, in view of the Minister's previous answer, proposals were received by the Electricity Supply Board indicating the possibility of increasing the output of the Shannon Scheme by 100,000 kilowatts without any additional plant being installed?
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0094/D.0094.194406120005.html (223 words)

	THE HISTORY OF ARDNACRUSHA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		THE IRISHMAN WHO LED THE ATTACK ON THE BASTILLE..
		It is 75 years since the contract for the construction of Ardnacrusha was signed.
		It it is fitting that on its 75th annivarsary the project should receive the International Milestone Award and the International Landmark Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
	sunset.ennis.ie /article.php3?id_article=192 (929 words)

	IWAI - Shannon Locks and Bridges
		The tariff for transit through each lock or bridge is 1.50 (with the exception of Ardnacrusha).
		The bridge does not open by request, but rather at fixed times of day.
		Below the southern limit of navigation for hire boats, Ardnacrusha is a mind blowing lock experience.
	iwai.ie /boating (454 words)

	pg 12 - The College Courier
		Seán Keating is one of the most important figures in 20th century Irish art and the exhibition mainly focused on paintings and drawings commissioned by the ESB in 1926 illustrating the development of the hydroelectric scheme at Ardnacrusha.
		Also on view were Men of the South on loan from the Crawford Municipal Gallery of Art and The Key Men on loan from the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.
		Speakers at the one-day conference included Dr Andy Bielenberg, History, William Gallagher, Art Historian, Ardnacrusha plant manager Bob Cullen and forensic engineer Paul Duffy.
	www.ucc.ie /info/courier/145/page12.html (350 words)

	River Shannon Article, RiverShannon Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tributaries include the River Suck and the River Brosna.
		Oliver Cromwell once said the Irish would go to "Hell orConnaught" when he spoke of the river.
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	www.anoca.org /lough/plant/river_shannon.html (193 words)

	The Examiner: Sports Digest - 27th March 2000
		Division 2; Ardnacrusha _A_ 4 Kilkishen 1; Ardnacrusha _B_ 0 Ardnacrusha _C_ 5; Ardnacrusha _C_ 5 Ardnacrusha _A_ 0; Ardnacrusha _C_ 5 Killaloe 0;
		Division 4; An Droichead 3 Cratloe _B_ 2; Ardnacrusha 4 An Droichead 1; Ardnacrusha 2 Cooraclare 3; Cooraclare 4 Ardnacrusha 1; Cooraclare 5 Cratloe _B_ 0; Cratloe _A_ 4 Cooraclare 1; Cratloe _A_ 5 An Droichead 0
		Division 5; Cratloe _A_ 4 Sixmilebridge 1; Cratloe _B_ 4 Ardnacrusha 1; Killaloe 1 Cratloe _B_ 4; Sixmilebridge 2 Ardnacrusha 3;
	ted.examiner.ie /archives/2000/March/27/current/results1.htm (1643 words)

	The Hunt Museum
		Peter Carroll, Senior Consultant Architect, has a special interest in conservation and heritage issues and works in the Building Consulting Group, ESB International.
		Other events to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Official Opening of Ardnacrusha Power Station
		7.00pm, Dr Tricia Cusack (University of Birmingham): "Ardnacrusha and its symbolism"
	www.huntmuseum.com /framesets_news/ardnacrusha75 (654 words)

	Salmon & Trout Fishing Rod Fees for Ireland's Shannon Region
		ESB Fisheries Conservation Office, Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, Republic of Ireland, Tel:+353 61 344511, Fax: +353 61 344560 Email ESB Office Ardnacrusha to
		Trout fishing is available on the Mulcair and Newport Rivers and also on the Shannon from the mouth of the Mulcair to Island Point and Thomond Bridge to Sarsfield Bridge.
		Anglers must be in compliance with the wild salmon carcass and log book scheme as introduced by the Dept of the Marine and Natural Resources.
	www.shannon-fishery-board.ie /guides/rod-fees.htm (1518 words)

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