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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 in County Louth.

Connecting Louth to the national grid

Explore the history of electricity in County Louth

Louth

Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Louth, including Haggardstown, Tallanstown, Kilsaran, Ardee and Togher.

Kilsaran, Co. Louth

Electrified in 1952

Louth

Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Louth, including Haggardstown and Tallanstown.

Haggardstown, Co. Louth

Electrified in 1949

Louth

Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Louth, including Cooley.

Cooley, Co. Louth

Electrified in 1950

Louth

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

Tullyallen, Co. Louth

Electrified in 1952

Louth

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

Togher, Co. Louth

Electrified in 1952

Louth