Luke Livingston Macassey

Luke Livingstone Macassey (1843 – 9 May 1908) was an Irish civil engineer and barrister, notable for his contributions to public health by improving the water supply in the north of Ireland (today Northern Ireland).

[1] In 1874 he was appointed consultant hydraulic engineer by the Belfast Water Commissioners in which capacity he was instrumental in finding new sources of water for the expanding city of Belfast.

[2] He proposed use of a 9,000-acre (3,600 ha) catchment area in the Mourne Mountains and a three stage project: He also was the first to propose a direct rail link connecting Scotland with Ireland.

[4] Macassey is the subject of an Ulster History Circle blue plaque in Belfast.

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