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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 Waterford.

Connecting Waterford to the national grid

Explore the history of electricity in County Waterford

Waterford

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

Gaultier, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1958

Waterford

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

Slieverue, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1951

Waterford

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

Shandon, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1949

Waterford

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Kilwatermoy. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Ballyduff, Bashmore, Glendine, Ballyknock, and Clondagh.

Kilwatermoy, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1959

Waterford

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Kilrossanty. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Ballymacarbry, Ballynamult, Kilmacthomas, Carrolls Cross, Rathgormack, and Dunhill.

Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1961

Waterford