Between 30—31 May 1933, a convoy carrying massive components of a generator bound for Ardnacrusha Power Station made its way through the streets of Limerick city, passing the well-known landmarks of King John’s Castle, and the Treaty Stone. Check out our gallery of rare transport imagery below.

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Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component to Ardnacrusha, May 1933

Transport of generator component past Spaight & Sons, Limerick, May 1933

Transport of generator component past King John’s Castle, May 1933

Transport of generator component past the Treaty Stone, May 1933

Transport of generator component past the Treaty Stone, May 1933

Transport of generator component past the Treaty Stone, May 1933

These images have been kindly donated to ESB Archives by author Michael McCarthy. His book on the Shannon Scheme, High Tension, can be downloaded free of charge here.