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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.

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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Raheen. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Cardtown, Camross, Timahoe, Shanahoe and Bllinakill.

Raheen, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1954

Laois

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Killeshin. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Wolfhill, Arless, Coolane, Monesroe, Tinryland, Carlow, Coone, Fighting Cocks and Schunbridge.

Killeshin, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1953

Laois

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Clonaslee. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Garrymore and Castlecuffe.

Clonaslee, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1948

Laois

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Camross. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Kilcotton, Cardtown and Raheen.

Camross, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1956

Laois

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Ballylynan. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Vicarstown, Timahoe, Arless, Kilmead and Ballitore.

Ballylynan, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1955

Laois

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Ballinakill. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Raheen, Shanahoe, Wolfhill, Crutt and Moneenroe.

Ballinakill, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1959

Laois