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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 rural electrification area boundaries in County Dublin.

Connecting Dublin to the national grid

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Dublin
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Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Dublin, including Corduff, Kilsallaghan and Cloghran.

Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin

Electrified in 1948

Dublin
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Kilmoney. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Clonsast, Allen, Bishopswood, Modrfield, Ballybrittas and Kildancan.

Garristown, Co. Dublin

Electrified in 1953

Dublin
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Corduff. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Kilsallaghan and Man-o-war.

Corduff, Co. Dublin

Electrified in 1952

Dublin
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“A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Cloghran. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Kilsallaghan.

Cloghran, Co. Dublin

Electrified in 1951

Dublin
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Mulhuddart. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Esker, Dunboyne and Kilsallaghan.

Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin

Electrified in 1951

Dublin
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