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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 across County Galway.

Connecting Galway to the national grid

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Galway
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Woodford.

Woodford, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1953

Galway
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Turloughmore.

Turloughmore, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1955

Galway
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Spiddal.

Spiddal, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1949

Galway
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Roundstone.

Roundstone, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1955

Galway
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Kilseacanty. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Kinvara, Ardrahan, Boston, and Flagmount.

Kilbeacanty, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1956

Galway
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