Area: Grenagh
Started: August 1953
Finished: August 1954
Poles used: 970
Line used (km): 90
Premises connected: 225
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.
The REO News from October 1954 reports that the terrain was difficult in Grenagh.
This digital scan from the REO News displays the following text:
"Grenagh Rural Area, Co. Cork: This is a very important report to its author Mr. J. H. Reynolds whose first area it is, and his report opens with a tribute to his Area Clerk; Mr. King; his Area Organiser, Mr. O’Donovan; and his gang under supervisor Mr. J.J. Bergin. It must be a particularly satisfying thing to show in one’s first report an improvement from 5.7% to 5.8% with 284 consumers connected as against the original figure of 239.
The terrain was difficult and the gang was small and these two factors contributed to unit costs, which apparently were much higher than Mr. Reynolds would have liked.
Sales reached a total of £1,100 including 16 cookers, 1, 3 h.p. motor; 6 pumps, 1 washing machine and clothes drier. In addition the Board carried out the installation in one of the Creameries to the value of £72. We must regard the sales total as good in the light of the fact that no less than 20 contractors were in the field, including Pump Contractors who did the complete installation job including the plumbing and wiring. Quite a few of the farmers had already got engine‑driven pumps and changed over to electric drive. Mr. Reynolds makes reference to price changes for appliances of which the Area Organiser was unaware until he saw the advertisements in the daily newspapers. We have a note of this feature elsewhere in this present issue."