Irish Rambler
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- Apr 29, 2014
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- FRANCE
- Vessel Name
- 'Snow Mouse.'
- Vessel Make
- BROOM FLYBRIDGE 42.
THD, We're moored at Sarsfield House in Limerick city until Monday waiting for the weather to settle at sea, if your friend wishes to call and say 'Hello' come to the security gate and holler & we'll let them in.
We passed down the river Shannon and I attach photo's of an early Christian settlement at Clonmacnoise, peat moss(turf) harvested for the peat fired power station, Lough Derg and our passage through the lock at Ardnacrusha hydro electric dam. The Ardnacrusha dam was the deepest in Europe for many years, it was designed and built by a German company, has 4 turbines and in 1936 provided 86% of Ireland's electricity. It has 2 chambers, the first with a drop of 60 feet and the second chamber 40 feet. You can clearly see the cill of the middle gate in the photo's. We engaged a local pilot to guide us through the bridges as it's a wee bit tricky with the current from the turbines, offset bridges and a falling tide. i''ll post more pictures of Limerick when we explore the city.
We passed down the river Shannon and I attach photo's of an early Christian settlement at Clonmacnoise, peat moss(turf) harvested for the peat fired power station, Lough Derg and our passage through the lock at Ardnacrusha hydro electric dam. The Ardnacrusha dam was the deepest in Europe for many years, it was designed and built by a German company, has 4 turbines and in 1936 provided 86% of Ireland's electricity. It has 2 chambers, the first with a drop of 60 feet and the second chamber 40 feet. You can clearly see the cill of the middle gate in the photo's. We engaged a local pilot to guide us through the bridges as it's a wee bit tricky with the current from the turbines, offset bridges and a falling tide. i''ll post more pictures of Limerick when we explore the city.
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