Rural electrification of Donoughmore, Co Cork in 1954

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

Area: Donoughmore
Started: May 1953
Finished: January 1954
Poles used: 1121
Line used (km): 103
Premises connected: 210

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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.

The REO News from March 1954 reports that the benefits of electricity were obvious in DonoughmoreDonoughmore-R.E.O.-March-1954-P