Rural electrification of Clifden, Co Galway in 1953

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

Area: Clifden
Started: December 1952
Finished: October 1953
Poles used: 882
Line used (km): 73
Premises connected: 284

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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.

Clifden rural area wound its way through numerous lakes according to The REO News from January 1954Clifden-1-R.E.O.-News-January-1954-P Clifden-2-R.E.O.-News-January-1954-P

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