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New water supply scheme for Dublin, Pembroke and Blackrock, consisting of large storage reservoir with capacity of 84,000,000 gals. at Roundwood, filter beds, tunnel to Callowhill and pipe to Stillorgan. Local engineer: Andrews. Consulting engineeer: Sir John McNeill. Contractors:(1)Green; (2)McCormick, Derry. 1st stone laid, 10 Nov 1862. Completed 1868. |
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B 20, 20 Sep 1862, 687; 23, 19 Aug 1865, 584-5; DB 4, 15 Nov 1862, 287-8; 5, 1 Jul 1863, 114-115; 6, 15 Apr 1864, 66; Parke Neville, 'Dublin Waterworks', paper read to Institute of Mechanical Engineers, published in Civil Engioneer and Architect's Journal 28, 1 Sep 1865, 266-267; Parke Neville, 'On the water supply of the City of Dublin', paper read to Inst.CE, 24 Feb 1874, published in Min.Proc.Inst.CE 38 (1873-74, Pt. II), 1-32, Pls. 17,18; inaugural address read to ICEI, 1 Mar 1882, published in TICEI 14 (1881-83), 60-81; 'Annals of Dublin' in Post Office Dublin Directory (1875), 801; R.C. Cox & M.H. Gould, Civil Engineering Heritage: Ireland (1998), 52-53,124-5
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