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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.

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the  rural electrification area around Blacklion. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Blacklion, Co. Cavan

Electrified in 1960

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the  rural electrification area around Bawnboy. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Bawnboy, Co. Cavan

Electrified in 1953

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the  rural electrification area around Mount Nugent. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan

Electrified in 1957

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the  rural electrification area around Ballyhaise. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan

Electrified in 1958

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the  rural electrification area around Ballyconnell. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan

Electrified in 1951

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the  rural electrification area around Ballinagh. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Ballinagh, Co. Cavan

Electrified in 1955

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