Dessie Doyle and Brian Drummond, The Erne Hydroelectric Scheme (The Lilliput Press, 2013). This book is not yet available for download.   Synopsis This is the story of the men, women and families who built the Erne hydroelectric scheme. The Erne development (1946-55) was second in size only to the famous Shannon scheme (1925– 29),… Continue Reading

Jon McCowen and Pat Culleton, Portarlington Generating Station 1946-1988: A Pictorial History (ESB, 2005). No ISBN available; limited local print. Click here to download a PDF copy of the book. File exceeds 10MB so may take a few seconds to download.   Synopsis This book provides a comprehensive history of Portarlington Station, from its construction… Continue Reading

Owen McCrohan, Paddy Mo: The Life of Patrick Moriarty, 1926-1997 (The Lilliput Press, 2008). ISBN: 978-1-84351-077-2 Click here to download a PDF copy of the book. File exceeds 10MB so may take a few seconds to download. Synopsis This biography charts the life of Paddy Moriarty, the Kerry-born Chief Executive of ESB, a man who… Continue Reading

Kieran McCarthy and Seamus O’Donoghue, Generations: Memories of the Lee Hydroelectric Scheme, County Cork (The Lilliput Press, 2008). ISBN: 978-1-84351-139-7 Click here to download a PDF copy of the book. File exceeds 10MB so may take a few seconds to download.   Synopsis ESB’s Lee hydroelectric scheme is one of Ireland’s great engineering triumphs. Celebrating… Continue Reading

Michael Shiel, The Quiet Revolution: The Electrification of Rural Ireland (The O’Brien Press, 2003). ISBN: 0-86278-841-2 (hardback) ISBN: 0-86278-840-4 (paperback) Click here to download a PDF copy of the book. File exceeds 10MB so may take a few seconds to download. Synopsis ‘…the greatest social and economic revolution in rural Ireland since the Land War.’… Continue Reading

Brendan Delany, Peter Carroll and Judith Doherty, A Heritage Inventory of ESB Buildings in Ireland (ESB, 2005). ISBN: 0-9502874-3-1 Click here to download a PDF copy of the book. File exceeds 50MB so may take a few minutes to download. Synopsis This publication represents an important milestone in the recording and protection of buildings in… Continue Reading

Synopsis High Tension lends an entirely different dimension to the history of the great hydro-electric Shannon Scheme of 1925 to 1929. Hitherto the story has been told from an engineering viewpoint. Now historian Michael McCarthy brings new perspectives to bear on the Irish Free States most audacious construction project at Ardnacrusha. How did the German… Continue Reading