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The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon.Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) from the Limerick border.
Thomas McLaughlin was born in Drogheda and was educated at Synge Street CBS. [3] He gained physics degrees (BSc and MSc) at University College Dublin and was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the physics department at University College Galway where he also studied electrical engineering and gained a BE and PhD [1]
William Mulholland was born in Belfast, Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. [1] His parents Hugh and Ellen Mulholland were Dubliners and they returned to the city a few years after William's birth. His younger brother, Hugh Jr., was born in 1856. [3] At the time of Mulholland's birth, his father was working as a guard for the Royal Mail. In ...
The engineers reasoned that the congestion in the city centre and its radial routes was quickly reaching intolerable levels. They pushed through Cork's "LUTS" – Land Use and Transportation Study – plan, [ 3 ] to lay down a twenty five-year plan for the orderly growth of transport and land use in the greater Cork area.
The Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland discusses the lives of the people who were concerned with building harbours and lighthouses, undertook fen drainage and improved river navigations, built canals, roads, bridges and early railways, and provided water supply facilities. The first volume, published in 2002 ...
This list of bridges in the Republic of Ireland lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
The River Lagan at Moira is only 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Lough Neagh, the largest inland lake in Britain and Ireland, and the terrain between the two is relatively flat. In 1637, the first suggestions that a navigable link could be constructed were made, but no action was taken at the time.
Also: Ireland: People: By occupation: Engineers This category lists engineers who originated from Ireland or spent a notable part of their careers in Ireland. Subcategories