Area: Haggardstown
Started: January 1949
Finished: December 1949
Poles used: 1098
Line used (km): 99
Premises connected: 450
The figures above were sourced from our REO News magazine. Click interactive map to find out more on what the figures mean. The map above shows the area boundary and is from a digitised version of the original map used during the scheme.
Electricity coming to Drumiskin in Haggardstown rural area
Farm animals in Haggardstown had a lot to thank ESB for, according to The REO News from June 1950:
This digital scan from the REO News displays the following text:
"News Items
One of our consumers in Haggardstown Area who rears chickens using an infra-red lamp has also found the lamp most useful in the treatment of a sow which contracted paralysis after farrowing. The animal has now completely recovered and her family are the healthiest bunch of money-spinners you could wish to see."