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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 Mount Dillon. A hand‑drawn boundary outlines the region.

Mount Dillon, Co. Roscommon

Electrified in 1953

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

Mount Delvin, Co. Roscommon

Electrified in 1958

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

Timahoe, Co. Laois

Electrified in 1958

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

Drombanna, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1952

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

Dring, Co. Longford

Electrified in 1957

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

Devon Road, Co. Limerick

Electrified in 1959

Limerick
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