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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 Ballydooly. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Ballymoe, Glinsk, Cartron, Tully, Mount Dillon and Fuerty.

Ballydooly, Co. Roscommon

Electrified in 1959

Roscommon
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Rathallen. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Breedoge, Drumlion and Mantua.

Rathallen, Co. Roscommon

Electrified in 1956

Roscommon
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