Area: Hollymount
Started: July 1949
Finished: April 1950
Poles used: 1125
Line used (km): 81
Premises connected: 251
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 February 1950 reported on the switch on ceremony in Hollymount
This digital scan from the REO News displays the following text:
"DEVELOPMENT DIVISION NOTES
Switch‑in at Hollymount: After blessing the electrical installation at a simple but impressive ceremony in St. Patrick’s Church, Kilmaine, supply was switched on in Hollymount Area by Rev. Fr. King, P.P. Speaking on the occasion, Fr. King referred to Rural Electrification as the greatest single boon rural Ireland had ever received. The ceremony closed with the recital of a decade of the Rosary."