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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 Doon. A hand-drawn boundary outlines the region.

Doon, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1954

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

Croom, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1956

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

Drombanna, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1952

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

Devon Road, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1959

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

Castletown, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1954

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

Castleconnell, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1950

Limerick
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