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Journal TitleConstruction
Article Title80 at 80 : 1950s and 1960s : Poolbeg Chimneys
Editor(s)Foley, Brian
Page(s)p38
DateAugust / September 2015
Contentphotos, text
Note(s)Standing at 680 feet tall, the first Poolbeg chimney was completed in 1969, while the second at 681 feet high, was added in 1977. Forming part of the Poolbeg Generating Station the plant and chimneys stand adjacent to the Pigeon House Power Station, Ireland's first electricity Station, built in 1902. The chimneys were decommissioned in 2010.
Subject(s)power stations ; architectural heritage ; chimneys ; electricity ; power production ; architectural history
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