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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 Ardagh. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Attymass.

Ardagh, Co. Mayo

Electrified in 1954

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

Achill, Co. Mayo

Electrified in 1953

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

Belmullet, Co. Mayo

Electrified in 1957

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

Ballycroy, Co. Mayo

Electrified in 1964

Mayo
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