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ALTHOUGH not quite equal in capacity to the leading modern hydro-electric installations of the North American continent, some of which have been noticed in previous issues of NATURE,1 the Shannon undertaking, which is now at the point of effective operation for partial development, is a notable enterprise for a country of the size and resources of the Irish Free State. Indeed, it may justifiably be described as a national adventure, ambitious in scope and fraught with momentous economic consequences. On one hand, its promoters and advocates expect it to rehabilitate the industrial activities of the country; on the other hand, doubts have been, and continue to be, freely expressed as to the possibilities of its financial success. The boldness of its conception in unpropitious circumstances and the importance of the role which it is designed to play in the resuscitation of Irish industry, entitle it to attention as a remarkable engineering achievement of modern times.
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CUNNINGHAM, B. The Shannon Hydro-Electric Power Development Scheme. Nature 124, 763–766 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124763a0
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