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Getting in the Light

  • Curator: Alice
  • February 22, 2018
  • 1 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

My granddad lived in a small house in the middle of Tarbert in Limerick. With his two brothers .


  • Authors:
  • Ethan
  • Sources:
  • use of images granted with written permission from ESB Archives. Not for reproduction.
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  • Human Life
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  • An Old Story

getting in the light

  • Curator: connie
  • February 22, 2018
  • 2 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

Its a old story about my grandad and when eletricity came and he retires and gets deprested its a sad story but the end gets a bit happier.

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  • Authors:
  • Connie Hannigan
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  • Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • Livelihood and Household support
  • Human Life
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  • An Old Story

getting in the light

  • Curator: julia
  • February 22, 2018
  • 2 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

eletristey

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  • Authors:
  • julia sweeney
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  • Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • Human Life
  • Historical Tradition
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  • An Old Story
  • Historical Tradition

a new beggining

  • Curator: izzy
  • February 22, 2018
  • 3 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

when it first came


  • Authors:
  • izzy
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  • Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • Livelihood and Household support
  • The Community
  • Historical Tradition
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  • An Old Story
  • Old Irish Tales

Let There Be Light.....................................

  • Curator: 2018
  • February 22, 2018
  • 5 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

This is a diary entry told from the perspective of a six year old girl who's house is getting connected to electricity in 1946.

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  • Authors:
  • My name is Amy.
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  • Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • Livelihood and Household support
  • The Community
  • Human Life
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  • Local Happenings
  • An Old Story

Getting in the Light

  • Curator: ruby
  • February 22, 2018
  • 1 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

My story is about my great grandad.

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  • Ruby
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  • Grandad Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • Livelihood and Household support
  • Historical Tradition
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  • An Old Story

The switch

  • Curator: leoMc
  • February 22, 2018
  • 1 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

I am about to flick the switch,when I look at everyone's face and there expression. What do they look like?

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  • Authors:
  • Leo Mc Gowan
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  • Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • Livelihood and Household support
  • The Community
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  • An Old Story
  • Historical Tradition

When the light came

  • Curator: saga
  • February 22, 2018
  • 1 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

This is a story about an old man who lives in Arklow in the time of the light.


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  • saga
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  • Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.
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  • The Community
  • Human Life
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  • An Old Story
  • Old Irish Tales

Getting In The Lite

  • Curator: christopher
  • February 22, 2018
  • 1 Pages
  • School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

My Story About The ESB

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  • Authors:
  • The Amazing Christopher Admirand
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  • https://esbarchives.ie/
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  • The Community
  • Human Life
  • Historical Tradition
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  • An Old Story
  • Old Irish Tales

The History of Dublin 4

  • Curator: David McAndrew
  • October 27, 2017
  • 10 Pages
  • School: Sn Paroiste Maitiu Nfa

5th class have been researching our school and areas of interest in the local area. We have spoken to family members, members of the local community and our local historical society.

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  • Authors:
  • 5th Class St. Matthew's N.S.
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  • Various books, interviews, and websites.
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  • Livelihood and Household support
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  • Old Schools
  • Local Place-names
  • Local Poets
  • My Home District
  • Local Monuments
  • Old Houses