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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 Cardtown. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Castlecuffe, Kinnity, Clonreher, Kilcotton and Raheen.

Cardtown, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1962

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

Ballybrittas, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1951

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

Arless, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1955

Laois
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