Rural electrification of Aughadown, Co Cork in 1961

By ESB Archives / Mar 7, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Aughadown
Started: September 1960
Finished: March 1961
Poles used: 1078
Line used (km): 75
Premises connected: 116

Aughdown-Map-cork

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.

A change in rates caused some dissatisfaction in Aughadown according to The REO News from April 1961Aughadown-REO-News-Apr-1961-P5

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