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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 Clonmany. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Clonmany, Co. Donegal

Electrified in 1956

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

Glenfin, Co. Donegal

Electrified in 1957

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

Churchill, Co. Donegal

Electrified in 1959

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

Carrigart, Co. Donegal

Electrified in 1955

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

Carrigans, Co. Donegal

Electrified in 1953

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

Pettigo, Co. Donegal

Electrified in 1958

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