Letters to the Editor: Irishmen revered in goldmines

CY O’Connor is remembered today in Fremantle and in the goldmines as a hero and a genius

East Freemantle near Perth, Australia. CY O'Connor was the engineer responsible for the design and development of Fremantle Harbour.

The continuing saga concerning Uisce Éireann and the proposed pipeline from the Shannon to Dublin calls to mind that great Irishman, CY O’Connor, who was born in Co Meath in 1843.

He was the engineer responsible for the design and development of Fremantle Harbour near Perth, as well as the design and construction of a major pipeline project to supply water to the great goldmines in the Kalgoorlie region of western Australia from 1896 to 1903.