Rural electrification of Ballinhassig, Co Cork in 1954

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Area: Ballinhassig
Started: June 1954
Finished: September 1954
Poles used: 1310
Line used (km): 120
Premises connected: 164

Ballinhassig-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.

The REO News from January 1955 reports that waterlogged holes were a problem in BallinhassigBallinhassig-R.E.O