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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 Cummer. A hand-drawn boundary outlines the region.

Cummer, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1954

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

Cornamona, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1956

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

Cnoc Breac, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1955

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

Cloonberne, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1955

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

Dunmore, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1949

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

Clontuskert, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1962

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