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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.

Map showing a rural electrification areas in County Cork.

Connecting Cork to the national grid

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Cork
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Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Cork, including Whites Cross, Inniscarra and Ovens.

Inniscarra, Co. Cork

Electrified in 1948

Cork
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Map extract showing rural electrification areas on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, including Castletownbere, Bere Island and Cahermore.

Bere Island, Co. Cork

Electrified in 1958

Cork
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Terelton. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Kilnamartyra, Aghinach, Inchigeela, Newcestown and Cloughduv.

Terelton, Co. Cork

Electrified in 1957

Cork
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Monkstown. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Oultas, Great Island, Achada and Trafton.

Monkstown, Co. Cork

Electrified in 1950

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Mitchelstown. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Ballindangan, Kildorrey, Ballyporeen, Budicourt, Sallyhooly and Aaglim.

Mitchelstown, Co. Cork

Electrified in 1956

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