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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 Clashmore. A  hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Clashmore, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1958

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

Carroll’s Cross, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1959

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

Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1956

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

Ballyduff, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1948

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

Ballinamult, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1954

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

Ardmore, Co. Waterford

Electrified in 1954

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