Ardnacrusha
The Oxford Companion to Irish History
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Ardnacrusha, the hydroelectric electricity generation plant constructed on the river Shannon 1925–9, was the first major public investment undertaken by the government of the
Irish Free State, and a symbol of the new state's optimism in the aftermath of the
Irish Civil War. The project—the brainchild of an Irish engineer, Thomas McLoughlin—was opposed by established businessmen, many of them unionists, who favoured a rival scheme on the river Liffey. The fact that the contract for the generating station was awarded to the German firm of Siemens added to the controversy. An unsuccessful strike by construction workers, who were demanding higher wages, became a test of the government's will to control labour costs. The scheme was completed in 1929. Responsibility for its management passed to the
Electricity Supply Board.
Mary Daly
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Ancient harvest festivals were like modern-day Christmas celebrations. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/21/1994; ; 700+ words
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News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/11/2005; ; 430 words
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Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 8/5/2007; 465 words
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A winter birthday: there's a story to the story of Christmas.(ESSAY)(Essay)
Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
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Reality and the papacy; Not all popes have been as traditional as the newest one
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/1/2005; ; 697 words
; ...without turning the selection process into a reality show. Did you know, of the first 49 popes, only one isn't a saint - Liberius, the 36th pope? It's not that he was a bad pope or anything, it's just hard to be a saint. Then there was Pope Benedict...
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Date of birth.(Letters)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 11/26/2001; 381 words
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Merry Christmas for all.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/24/2005; 700+ words
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Perspective: Does Rome offer la dolce vita? More like la vida loca.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 11/7/2001; 700+ words
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Liberty, Dominion, and The Two Swords: On the Origins of Western Political Theology, (180-398).(Review)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/25/2007; 700+ words
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Liberius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Popes of the Roman Catholic Church
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...c.310 St. Miltiades, or Melchiades, 311-14 St. Sylvester I , 314-35 St. Marcus, 336 St. Julius I , 337-52 Liberius, 352-66 antipope: Felix , 355-65 St. Damasus I , 366-84 antipope: Ursinus, 366-67 St. Siricius, 384-99 St...
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Saint Julius I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...pope at the beginning, since, he said, he had the principal see and the appellate jurisdiction over the whole church. As an early example of the papal claims the letter is remarkable. He was succeeded by Liberius. Feast: Apr. 12.
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Felix
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Felix Roman deacon, antipope (355-56). Emperor Constantius, an Arian, set him up to replace Liberius . He is wrongly known as Felix II.
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Liberian Catalogue
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Liberian Catalogue. An early list of Popes down to Liberius (352–66).
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