The table below lists the 57 rural areas in Co Tipperary in the order they were connected – for example, Bansha was the 12th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 3 rural areas that cross Tipperary’s county boundaries: Araglin, Co Cork; and Moneygall and Cangort, Co Westmeath.
To view the original map used to plan the Tipperary rural areas, click here.
Click on the links below to read more about each rural area
| No. | Area | Start | End | Poles | Line | Consumers |
| 12 | Bansha | Dec 1947 | Nov 1948 | 1613 | 121 km | 423 |
| 32 | Ballingarry | Aug 1948 | May 1949 | 700 | 66 km | 95 |
| 33 | Emly | Aug 1948 | Mar 1949 | 1641 | 140 | 560 |
| 35 | Cahir | Aug 1948 | May 1949 | 1268 | 109 km | 228 |
| 42 | Moyne | Aug 1948 | Mar 1949 | 909 | 68 km | 86 |
| 86 | Silvermines | Nov 1949 | Mar 1950 | 817 | 72 km | 255 |
| 97 | Templetuohy | Dec 1949 | Aug 1950 | 1045 | 97 km | 260 |
| 102 | Tipperary | Feb 1950 | May 1950 | 795 | 64 km | 130 |
| 103 | Lorrha | Feb 1950 | Jun 1950 | 481 | 45 km | 145 |
| 105 | Dundrum | Mar 1950 | Jul 1950 | 1096 | 98 km | 226 |
| 118 | Moycarky | Apr 1950 | Nov 1950 | 717 | 63 km | 110 |
| 137 | Portroe | Aug 1950 | Feb 1951 | 630 | 60 km | 230 |
| 138 | Golden | Aug 1950 | Jul 1951 | 687 | 63 km | 144 |
| 161 | Clogheen | Dec 1950 | Dec 1951 | 929 | 81 km | 111 |
| 165 | Mullinahone | Dec 1950 | Dec 1951 | 693 | 65 km | 209 |
| 168 | Aglish | Jun 1951 | Dec 1951 | 575 | 49 km | 42 |
| 188 | Kilsheelan | Jun 1951 | May 1952 | 1208 | 117 km | 247 |
| 210 | Rathurles | Mar 1952 | Nov 1952 | 1076 | 101 km | 177 |
| 220 | Ballyporeen | Aug 1952 | Apr 1953 | 812 | 71 km | 197 |
| 241 | Powerstown | Dec 1952 | Jul 1953 | 634 | 59 km | 63 |
| 251 | Annacarty | Jan 1953 | Sep 1953 | 1575 | 130 km | 222 |
| 252 | Ardfinnan | Jan 1953 | Aug 1953 | 921 | 88 km | 66 |
| 254 | Clonoulty | Jan 1953 | Apr 1954 | 1646 | 152 km | 451 |
| 259 | Terryglass | May 1953 | Dec 1953 | 681 | 65 km | 170 |
| 265 | Marlfield | May 1953 | Dec 1953 | 920 | 80 km | 229 |
| 273 | New Inn | Aug 1953 | Jan 1954 | 799 | 78 km | 251 |
| 329 | Holycross | Jun 1954 | Oct 1954 | 868 | 81 km | 170 |
| 343 | Cloneen | Jun 1954 | Nov 1954 | 948 | 89 km | 193 |
| 352 | Shanakill | Jun 1954 | Apr 1955 | 1488 | 137 km | 415 |
| 354 | Carrig | Jun 1954 | Feb 1955 | 698 | 66 km | 110 |
| 361 | Boherlahan | Aug 1954 | Jun 1955 | 1124 | 100 km | 151 |
| 362 | Kilcommon AKA Kilcommin |
Aug 1954 | Sep 1955 | 1680 | 146 km | 400 |
| 364 | Glen of Aherlow | Aug 1954 | May 1955 | 996 | 96 km | 210 |
| 390 | Grangemockler | Sep 1954 | Apr 1955 | 967 | 92 km | 157 |
| 391 | Drangan | Sep 1954 | Apr 1955 | 1290 | 119 km | 200 |
| 408 | Gortnahoo AKA Gortnahoe |
Dec 1954 | May 1956 | 1518 | 141 km | 280 |
| 447 | Cloughjordan | Sep 1955 | Jan 1957 | 1380 | 139 km | 224 |
| 449 | Birdhill | Sep 1955 | Aug 1956 | 1603 | 135 km | 267 |
| 503 | Ballinure | Dec 1955 | Jun 1956 | 725 | 66 km | 142 |
| 507 | Derryvale | Dec 1955 | Apr 1958 | 1117 | 99 km | 240 |
| 508 | Ballycahill | Dec 1955 | Sep 1956 | 1058 | 92 km | 1 |
| 509 | Drom | Dec 1955 | Feb 1957 | 1221 | 111 km | 270 |
| 544 | Templederry | Jul 1956 | Jan 1957 | 1384 | 122 km | 326 |
| 548 | Anglesboro | Jul 1956 | Mar 1957 | 1246 | 115 km | 333 |
| 562 | Upperchurch | Apr 1957 | Jul 1958 | 1968 | 174 km | 460 |
| 584 | Cashel | Apr 1957 | Nov 1957 | 1202 | 102 km | 175 |
| 606 | Puckane | Dec 1957 | Aug 1958 | 1581 | 133 km | 317 |
| 607 | Burncourt | Nov 1957 | Mar 1958 | 715 | 67 km | 125 |
| 620 | Araglin | Mar 1958 | Aug 1958 | 934 | 85 km | 197 |
| 622 | Derrycastle | Feb 1958 | Jul 1958 | 785 | 65 km | 130 |
| 635 | Ballincor | May 1958 | Aug 1958 | 483 | 51 km | 56 |
| 637 | Coologe | Nov 1958 | Feb 1959 | 645 | 56 km | 121 |
| 670 | Carrigatoher | Feb 1959 | Apr 1959 | 460 | 38 km | 90 |
| 674 | Mount Frisco AKA Mt. Frisco |
Jun 1960 | Jan 1961 | 603 | 54 km | 134 |
| 712 | Moneygall | Aug 1960 | May 1961 | 1233 | 98 km | 130 |
| 731 | Cangort | Apr 1961 | Jul 1961 | 392 | 38 km | 12 |
| 737 | Toor | Dec 1960 | Apr 1961 | 748 | 65 km | 121 |
For more information on the roll out of the Rural Electrification Scheme, click here, or browse our top rural electrification stories here.
