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Free lecture series with 'fascinating' talks kicks off this week at Clare Museum
Featuring a different speaker each time, the lectures will be on a variety of topics
This season's talks will take place on the second Wednesday of each month
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07 Oct 2025 8:55 AM
The Clare Museum's highly-coveted lecture series is officially set to return this week!
Learn about the first major engineering project of the Irish Free State, Ardnacrusha Hydro Station, in the newest season of these talks, beginning on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30pm.
Archives and Heritage Manager at the ESB, Jaz Burns, will visit Clare Museum in Ennis to discuss the history and significance of the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme to the social, political and industrial development of 20th-century Ireland. Completed in 1929, the Ardnacrusha power station was one of the first major engineering projects of the Irish Free State and paved the way for significant changes to Irish life.
Clare Museum’s lecture series runs from October through to May 2026. This season's talks will take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm in the museum.
Featuring a different speaker each month, the lectures will include topics such as the archaeological evidence of pilgrimage in medieval Ireland, the pillboxes of the Shannon Estuary, the Folklore of Ireland Society and the folklore of Clare’s caves.
Curator at Clare Museum, John Rattigan said, “We are very excited to resume our lecture series here at the museum and delighted to be hosting so many fascinating talks on the archaeology, history and folklore of our own county and beyond. We look forward to welcoming all our speakers and the public audiences that will join us to enjoy their talks. We are particularly excited this season to bring our talks to a wider audience by making them accessible online.”
Admission to the Ardnacrusha power station lecture is free, though attendees are advised to book a seat in advance by emailing claremuseum@clarecoco.ie only.
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