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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 Delvin. A hand-drawn boundary outlines the region.

Delvin, Co. Westmeath

Electrified in 1950

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

Collinstown, Co. Westmeath

Electrified in 1953

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

Coole, Co. Westmeath

Electrified in 1949

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

Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath

Electrified in 1958

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

Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath

Electrified in 1950

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

Ballinahown, Co. Westmeath

Electrified in 1960

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