![“A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Derrylea]. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Knockatallon](https://media.esbarchives.ie/media/images/default-source/default-album/rural/derrylea-map-dundalk-big.png?sfvrsn=43edb540_1)
Area: Derrylea
Started: July 1961
Finished: October 1961
Poles used: 993
Line used (km): 89
Premises connected: 380
The figures above were sourced from our REO News magazine, to learn more about what these figures mean, visit our interactive map. The map above shows the area boundary and is from a digitised version of the original map used during the scheme.