Area: Summerhill
Started: December 1953
Finished: February 1955
Poles used: 2420
Line used (km): 200
Premises connected: 700
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.
Summerhill was an extremely large area as reported in The REO News from April 1955.
This digital scan from the REO News displays the following text:
"Summerhill Rural Area, Co. Meath: The Summerhill area, we learn from Mr. J. Fortune, was an extremely large one, finishing at 63 square miles and taking approximately 11 months to complete. It contains no less than 5 Backbone lines which constituted the final ties in very advantageous inter‑connections between feeding points at Trim, Allenwood, Celbridge and Finglas. This feature naturally called for particular attention to branch, transposition, and sectionalising points. It is, therefore, very satisfactory to note that the return in the area improved from 5.08% to 5.29% at 22% overheads. There will, of course, be a further improvement to approximately 5.52% at 17% overheads on the final figures. The original acceptances amounted to 643 premises with an annual fixed charge revenue of £3,473. The final figure is 724 acceptances, with £3,982 revenue.
Sales in the Area reached the excellent total of £1,655, including 16 cookers; 13 kettles; 8 pumps; 7 washing machines; 4 grain driers; 8 irons; 3 motors and a variety of items in smaller quantities. Future prospects are listed as good, particularly in the spring and summer months, with interest principally centred on cookers, pumps and grain driers.
The report includes Mr. Fortune’s appreciation of the co‑operation he received everywhere; making particular mention of Materials Division and of his Supervisor, Mr. “Ginger” O’Neill."