Ardnacrusha 110kV Substation

Ardnacrusha 110kV Substation is an electrical substation in County Clare, Munster. Ardnacrusha 110kV Substation is situated nearby to the industrial building Shannon hydroelectric scheme, as well as near the pitch Ardnacrusha Tennis Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shannon hydroelectric scheme and Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest.

Shannon hydroelectric scheme

Industrial building

The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 2.4 kilometres from the Limerick border. Shannon hydroelectric scheme is situated 250 metres east of Ardnacrusha 110kV Substation.

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

University

The Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest is a public university in Ireland. It is a technological university, the third such one to be established in Ireland, and opened in October 2021. Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest is situated 4 km southwest of Ardnacrusha 110kV Substation.

Thomond Park

Sports venue

Photo: Mrgoggins90, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thomond Park is a stadium in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Munster Rugby and has Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. Thomond Park is situated 4 km southwest of Ardnacrusha 110kV Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardnacrusha and Parteen.

Ardnacrusha

Hamlet

Ardnacrusha is a village in County Clare, Ireland, located on the northern bank of the River Shannon. By road, it is 6.6 kilometres north of Limerick. The name derives from the phrase Ard na Croise meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the Diocese of Limerick.

Parteen

Village

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.