Rural electrification of Rathmelton, Co Donegal in 1954

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Area: Rathmelton
Started: August 1953
Finished: April 1954
Poles used: 635
Line used (km): 64
Premises connected: 101

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The figures above were sourced from our REO News magazine. Click here to find out more on what the figures mean. The map above shows the area boundary and is from a digitised version of the original map used during the scheme.

The REO News from July 1954 reports that the storage of materials caused a problem in RathmeltonRathmelton-R.E.O