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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 Pollagh.

Pollagh, Co. Offaly

Electrified in 1960

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

Geashill, Co. Offaly

Electrified in 1956

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Fivealley, Co. Offaly

Electrified in 1961

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

Durrow, Co. Offaly

Electrified in 1959

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

Clareen, Co. Offaly

Electrified in 1955

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

Cangort, Co. Offaly

Electrified in 1961

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