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Book TitleIreland, design and visual culture : negotiating modernity, 1922-1992
Chapter TitleTechnology and modernity : the Shannon Scheme and visions of national progress
Chapter AuthorO'Brien, Sorcha
Book EditorKing, Linda ; Sisson, Elaine
PublisherCork University Press
ISBN9781859184721
Date2011
Page(s)pp57-71
Contentphotos, text
Note(s)The hydroelectric power station was built by the German company Siemens. After the Second World War it provided the means by which the Rural Electrification Scheme could be rolled out.
Subject(s)power stations ; electricity ; hydroelectric power ; history ; infrastructure ; industrial architecture ; art
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