Electric Generations

The story of electricity in the Irish home | Uni of Hertfordshire, Jan-Apr 2018 | Irish World Heritage Centre, March-May (inc) | Images courtesy of @ESBArchives

[Electric Generations @ElectricGens]

Check out part of our exhibition now on display at @IWHCmanchester and part of @mancirishfest. Content is courtesy of @IETLibArch & @ESBArchives. The exhibition has been organised by @UniofHerts History staff Owen Davies, Ceri Houlbrook and Ciara Meehan. https://t.co/5hukl97o2X

[University of Galway Library Archives @UniOfGalwayASC]

Rural Ireland Conference on role of Muintir na Tire ongoing @nuigalway at the moment. Brilliant advert from Muintir's Rural Week programme of 1962, from @ESBArchives @nuiglibrary @iar_ie

[Irish World Heritage @IWHCmanchester]

The Electric Generations Exhibition is still open at the Irish World Heritage Centre. Come and visit us, and tell us what you think.
https://t.co/pZIszcAHx1 via @ElectricGens

[UniofHertsHistory @UHertshistory]

From the Electric Generations archives for #FolkloreThursday our @CeriHoulbrook explores the link between electricity and the extinction of fairies https://t.co/PWRv4ZzJlm (via @ElectricGens)

[Herts Archives @HertsArchives]

Travelling over the bank holiday weekend? Lets be thankful we don't have to deal with bruises & sores from 'electrified elbows' caused by the jostling of the carriage as this poor traveler did in 1775. #Hertshistory #history #bankholiday #bankholidayweekend

[Electric Irish Homes @electricIEhomes]

Check out the electric wiring in this house, complete with radio, television and GEC cooker! #ruralelectrification @NMIreland #productdesign https://t.co/KbMWlntdK3

[UniofHertsHistory @UHertshistory]

If you want to see this big banner from the Electric Generations exhibition at @UniofHerts, you only have until the end of this month! Don’t miss it! @ElectricGens is organised by our Ceri, Ceri & Owen. Images kindly supplied by @ESBArchives & @IETLibArch https://t.co/W8V1RT08nb

[Electric Irish Homes @electricIEhomes]

Friday evening reading: a guest post from Rachel Botha on oral history, snow and life without electricity #oralhistory #ruralelectrification #irishhistory https://t.co/gaBGG1o1jP

[UniofHertsHistory @UHertshistory]

In addition to their Electric Generations exhibition, our Owen Davies, Ceri Houlbrook & Ciara Meehan have been developing a ‘research corner’ on the exhibition’s website. Read about supernatural fears, advertising, reminiscences & more https://t.co/OsIRSaV04D (via @ElectricGens)

[Electric Generations @ElectricGens]

Deirdre’s picture below is of one of three giant wall hangings, each representing one of the themes of our exhibition, which first went on display at @dlrLexIcon and is now on at @UniofHerts. Many thanks to @DLR_Libraries for funding the production of the hangings. https://t.co/Om0oqQxE7R

[Louise Higgins @loudielou]

Great watching my Dad talk about his own National Treasure tonight. A clock presented by @ESBNetworks to Canon Hayes upon the rural electrification of Bansha Village in 1948. @ESBArchives @ESBGroup #NationalTreasures https://t.co/fPvcGwojeN

[Electric Irish Homes @electricIEhomes]

Catching up on @NatTreasuresIRL now, really impressed with the material history of Ireland, especially the section on rural electrification, with Bernard's electric clock from the Bansha switch-on, and Siobhan's mother's electric ironing board #ruralelectrification @ESBArchives

[Electric Generations @ElectricGens]

We just spotted our exhibition in the background of one of these photos! Hopefully those attending #agreement20 had an opportunity to check it out! https://t.co/Jcn5vkooRY

[Electric Generations @ElectricGens]

A smaller version of this hanging is also on display at our exhibition currently at @IWHCmanchester. For more details visit https://t.co/5hukl97o2X

[Electric Generations @ElectricGens]

Deirdre’s picture below is of one of three giant wall hangings, each representing one of the themes of our exhibition, which first went on display at @dlrLexIcon and is now on at @UniofHerts. Many thanks to @DLR_Libraries for funding the production of the hangings. https://t.co/Om0oqQxE7R

[Deirdre McParland @deefmcp]

#archive30. Late (again) #Day7. Prioritising what to preserve, catalogue, digitise & utilising this content as a reminder that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants. The future is in our hands #archives #inspire #learnfromthepast #success #failures #SumsUpYourJob

[Electric Generations @ElectricGens]

We just spotted our exhibition in the background of one of these photos! Hopefully those attending #agreement20 had an opportunity to check it out! https://t.co/Jcn5vkooRY

[Electric Irish Homes @electricIEhomes]

Karen Sayers talking about finding women's use of candles in 19th century British homes, despite the adoption of new lighting technologies #esshc2018

[Prof Karen Sayer @ProfKarenSayer]

It seems very appropriately have an old electrical fire, retrofitted into an old fireplace in the room in which I just presented in the History of energy #ESSHC2018

[Electric Irish Homes @electricIEhomes]

And Sorcha is up next, talking about the role played by @ESBNetworks demonstrators and the @IrelandICA in promoting electricity in post-war Ireland #esshc2018 @ESBArchives