Rural electrification of Douglas, Co Cork in 1950

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

Area: Douglas
Started: December 1949
Finished: May 1950
Poles used: 938
Line used (km): 78
Premises connected: 271

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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 August 1950 had a report from DouglasDouglas-R.E.O.-August-1950-P