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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 Wicklow.

Connecting Wicklow to the national grid

Explore the history of electricity in County Wicklow

Wicklow

Map extract showing rural electrification areas in County Wicklow, including Ballymoyle, Avoca, Johnstown and Kilavaney.

Avoca, Co. Wicklow

Electrified in 1951

Wicklow

A scanned page from the ESB REO magazine about the Roundwood Rural Area

Roundwood, Co. Wicklow

Electrified in 1955

Wicklow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Knockananna. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Lisnavagh, Hacketstown, and Rathvilly.

Knockananna, Co. Wicklow

Electrified in 1958

Wicklow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Killinure. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Rathoe, and Clonmore.

Killinure, Co. Wicklow

Electrified in 1954

Wicklow

A scanned, worn historical map from the 1940s of the rural electrification area around Kilbride. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region, including Glendalough, Glenselly, Avoca, and Ballymoyle.

Kilbride, Co. Wicklow

Electrified in 1948

Wicklow