Rural electrification of Castletownbere, Co Cork in 1952

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

Area: Castletownbere
Started: June 1951
Finished: December 1952
Poles used: 1044
Line used (km): 93
Premises connected: 340

Castletownbere-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 report on Castletownbere in The REO News from March 1953 gives a very detailed insight into the areaCastletownbere-1-R.E.O.-March-1953-P Castletownbere-2-R.E.O.-March-1953-P Castletownbere-3-R.E.O.-March-1953-P Castletownbere-4-R.E.O.-March-1953-P

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