National Museum photo of an electric Sacred Heart lamp, with the picture and lamp mounted on wood effect laminate with gold trim. The cable and plug are curled beneath the board.

I’m back on the trail of this very modern Sacred Heart lamp, which I think was made in the Port Laoise area, because that’s where three of them have shown up. Anyone with leads, let me know!

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Original penstocks constructed by #Siemens-Schuckert (Berlin) that deliver Shannon waters to the turbines at Ardnacrusha (photo: M. O'Connell, 2025-07-04)

Original turbine casings constructed by #Siemens-Schuckert in original turbine building at Ardnacrusha. The turbines are still delivering 'green' electicity to the Irish electricity grid thanks to careful maintenance by the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) since the turbines were initially commissioned in 1929 (photo: M. O'Connell, 2025-07-04)

Original machinery constructed by #Siemens-Schuckert to service the turbines in the turbine structure at Ardnacrusha. The machinery is still operational almost 100 years on (photo: M. O'Connell, 2025-07-04)

A turbine (casing removed) undergoing maintenance by the ESB in the original turbine building at Ardnacrusha (photo: M. O'Connell, 2025-07-04)

100 y ago construction of hydro-electric power station commenced at #Ardnacrusha on river #Shannon; major engineering feat by #Siemens-Schuckert & #ESB. First electricity generated in 1929 & still going strong! Conference in #UniversityOfLimerick organised by #CIGS recalled this landmark project

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HSTM Network Ireland Webinar, 6 March 2025, 1-2 pm Dr Sorcha O’Brien (Lecturer in Design History & Theory , IADT)  ‘Kitchen Power: Rural Electrification, Women and Electrical Appliances in 1950s and 1... Dr Sorcha O’BrienLecturer in Design History & Theory, IADT, Dun Laoghaire Dr. O’Brien is a design historian interested in technology and identity, in both 3D physical and digital forms. With a …

HSTM Network Ireland Webinar, 6 March 2025, 1-2 pm Dr Sorcha O’Brien (Lecturer in Design History & Theory , IADT) 'Kitchen Power: Rural Electrification, Women and Electrical Appliances in 1950s and 1960s Ireland' www.historians.ie/hstm-network...

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Kitchen Power Online | National Museum of Ireland Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

Have finally managed to move this account over here, check out the Kitchen Power Online sub-site on the @nmireland.bsky.social website! www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

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