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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 Bennettsbridge. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including St Johns.

Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny

Electrified in 1953

Kilkenny
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Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny

Electrified in 1955

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

Boolyglass, Co. Kilkenny

Electrified in 1961

Kilkenny
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