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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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Map showing rural electrification area boundaries across County Limerick.

Connecting Limerick to the national grid

Explore the history of electricity in County Limerick

Limerick

Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Limerick, including Hospital, Emly, Galbally, Anglesboro, Ballyorgan and Martinstown.

Galbally, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1956

Limerick

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

Tournafulla, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1958

Limerick

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

Shanagolden, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1955

Limerick

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

Rockhill, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1956

Limerick

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Oola. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Pallasgreen, Annacarty, Dundrum, Golden, Emly, and Tipperary.

Oola, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1949

Limerick