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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.

Map showing rural electrification area boundaries in County Wexford, with labelled rural areas.

Connecting Wexford to the national grid

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Wexford
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Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Wexford, including Shelburne, Foulkesmills and Bannow.

Shelburne, Co. Wexford

Electrified in 1948

Wexford
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Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Wexford, including Kilcotty, Blackwater and Oylegate.

Blackwater, Co. Wexford

Electrified in 1955

Wexford
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Piercecestown. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Lady’s Island, Ballythomas, and Bridgetown.

Piercetown, Co. Wexford

Electrified in 1951

Wexford
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Oylesgate. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Bree, Ballaghkeen, Kilcurry, Killurin, and Castlebridge.

Oylegate, Co. Wexford

Electrified in 1953

Wexford
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A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Newbawn. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Ballywilliam, Adamstown, Killurin, Whitechurch, Ballyhust, and Foulkesmills.

Newbawn, Co. Wexford

Electrified in 1955

Wexford
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