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Rural electrification archive

This collection contains articles about each of the 762 rural areas that Ireland was divided up into for the Rural electrification scheme in the 1940s.

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Map showing rural electrification area boundaries across County Carlow.

Connecting Carlow to the national grid

Explore the history of electricity in County Carlow

Carlow

Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Wexford, including Muinebeag, Myshall and Goresbridge.

Muinebeag, Co. Carlow

Electrified in 1949

Carlow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Fighting Cocks. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Tinryland, Carlow, Rathoe, Killinure, Leighlinbridge, Muinebeag, and Myshall.

Fighting Cocks, Co. Carlow

Electrified in 1956

Carlow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Tinryland. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Coolmane, Filleskin, Fighting Cocks, Rathoe, Killeshin and Coonbridge.

Tinryland, Co. Carlow

Electrified in 1948

Carlow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Rathmore. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Tinryland, Fighting Cocks and Killinure.

Rathoe, Co. Carlow

Electrified in 1951

Carlow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Myshall. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Rathtoe, Fighting Cocks, Muinebbag, Killdavin, Ballymurphy and Kilmyshall.

Myshall, Co. Carlow

Electrified in 1956

Carlow