Rural electrification of Ballinascarthy, Co Cork in 1950

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

Area: Ballinascarthy
Started: December 1949
Finished: December 1950
Poles used: 887
Line used (km): 81
Premises connected: 140

Ballinscarthy-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.

According to The REO News from August 1951 backsliding was a problem in BallinascarthyBallinascarthy-R.E.O.-August-1951-P

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