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Ardnacrusha dam tour

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  • 30-07-2017 9:10pm
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    3 the square
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭


    Esb are opening the doors free of charge and giving a guided tour of the damage
    Any one been there??
    is it worth the trip down??


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    finbarrk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,438 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    I was there 2 weeks ago. It's interesting, not too long and it's free. About an hour or 90 mins depending on the size of the tour.


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Thanks, OP, might take a wander out meself. Looks like you'd want to book in advance; it runs until the end of August but there's currently no remaining availability between now and the 15th.


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    finbarrk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,438 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    Yes, it finishes at the end of August. They employed some students for the Summer to give the tours.


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    kerry4sam
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    Thread moved to where it would be better suited.

    Thanks,
    kerry4sam


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    hobie14
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭hobie14


    Did the tour many years ago ...... the scale and technology all put together so long ago ..... has to impress ....
    Book your tour for sure .....


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    3 the square
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭3 the square


    kerry4sam wrote: »
    Thread moved to where it would be better suited.

    Thanks,
    kerry4sam

    Moved to where ?


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    Clareman
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    3 the square wrote: »
    Moved to where ?

    To the Clare Forum, it didn't start here


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,147 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Was thinking of going there with the kids. Very interesting stuff. There were 5,000 people working on the project incl. 1,000 German engineers from Siemens. When it was finished a basic Irish grid was setup that provided electricity to the main Irish cities. Ardnacrusha provided 100% of Ireland's electricity in 1929 :)

    More info on it here:

    Linky


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    OfTheMarsWongs
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭OfTheMarsWongs


    You should ask this question in the 'Random Waffle Thread' on the Limerick forum too of looking for more reviews. Ardnacrusha is closer to Limerick City than it is Shannon/Ennis.

    I've done the tour myself and its v interesting.


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    3 the square
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    OfTheMarsWongs wrote: »
    You should ask this question in the 'Random Waffle Thread' on the Limerick forum too of looking for more reviews. Ardnacrusha is closer to Limerick City than it is Shannon/Ennis.

    I've done the tour myself and its v interesting.

    is it child friendly ?
    could u use a buggy there or is there lots of steps??


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    finbarrk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,438 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    There are steps. You could carry them up though. It's not too bad, but you have to go up there to see the dam.


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    la ultima guagua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭la ultima guagua


    The book of the project :

    https://esbarchives.ie/2016/03/15/esb-publications-the-shannon-scheme/

    Thanks to user Topnotch for the link :)


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