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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 Clonfert. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Clonfert, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1962

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

Cleggan, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1956

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

Cill Chiarain, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1959

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

Castlegar, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1951

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

Carraroe, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1957

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

Brownsgrove, Co. Galway

Electrified in 1956

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