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| Maps courtesy OSI (Tailte Éireann) |
The 110 kV transmission line from the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station crossed the Newbridge Road close to the CPC, on its way to Dublin. I'm not sure when it was dismantled, but I've seen it in the background of old photos from the 60s and I vaguely remember a rusty pylon still in-situ in the 70s, close to the Athy road near Ballyshannon. Also what was the "Engine House" for, indicated by the arrow? A pump for a well or had the CPC a stationary engine for generating electricity, pre-rural electrification? I know of at least two premises in the town that had their own electricity generators, the mill and the Berney residence at Sunnyside, using water power and a stationary engine respectively.
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