"The Power People & Listowel Races 1912"

"The Power People & Listowel Races 1912" Featuring Connie Healy & Mary B Healy of Stack's Hotel Market St. Listowel. The Listowel Electric Light Company, true to their promise had the Town illuminated by Electricity on two nights of the Races 1912.
Video Michael Guerin 17.9.23

[@tom_stack]

Hi Michael. Thanks for making this interesting video, the footage of Connie and Mary B is brilliant. They were lovely people, I have very fond memories of staying in Stack's hotel as a child. Tom

[@clieveragh11]

Tom, thanks glad you enjoyed, yes Connie and Mary B, were an institution.

[@denisoconnor7217]

A lovely piece of Kerry history by local men in pioneering the art of Movie making and setting up local electrical generators to power the people
Long before the ESB came

[@clieveragh11]

Denis, Thanks, yes those early days of electricity created a great debate at council level, questioning if gas lighting was more efficient that the new electric bulb. ?? what was their best option for the town. I am still researching that period.