Rural electrification of Barryroe, Co Cork in 1951

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

Area: Barryroe
Started: December 1950
Finished: November 1951
Poles used: 652
Line used (km): 61
Premises connected: 184

Barryroe-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 Young Farmers Club in Barryroe was praised in The REO News from January 1952
Barryroe-R.E.O.-January-1952-PBallyroe-2-R.E.O.-January-1952-P

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