Old Ireland in ColourMay 30, 2023

Electrification

1975, Inis Mór, County Galway

Brigid O’Toole, Bun Gabhla, Inis Mór, watches Martin Ford from the ESB, on roof bringing the service into her house.

Photographer: Unknown
Source: ESB Archives
Ref.: Pages-from-EM_1975_6_Inishmore
Link: https://esbarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pages-from-EM_1975_6_Inishmore.jpg

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Show threadDamien ScullyJun 25, 2023
@oldirelandincolour thanks for sharing photo. This is the sort of work my Uncle would have done for the ESB in the Midlands around this time.
Show threadDamien Scully
@oldirelandincolour this is a great eposide of The Irish Passport #Podcast covering the role of electricity across Ireland. Great work by @naomiohreally and Tim Mc Inerney on this interesting piece of social history.
#Ireland #electriciy #IrishHistory
Jun 25, 2023 at 8:54amWeb
Show threadDr Sorcha O’BrienJul 12, 2023
@oldirelandincolour @DazzlingDamo @naomiohreally If you’re interested in the domestic end of things, check out my website https://electricirishhomes.org/ and the NMI exhibition I curated in 2019/20 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Folklife-Collections/Kitchen-Power/Kitchen-Power-Online #Electricity #IrishHistory
Electric Irish Homes: Rural Electrification, Domestic Products and Irish Women in the 1950s and 1960s

Show threadOld Ireland in ColourJul 12, 2023
@_sorcha @DazzlingDamo @naomiohreally Thank you Sorcha!