Rural electrification of Lisavaird, Co Cork in 1950

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

Area: Lisavaird
Started: April 1950
Finished: May 1950
Poles used: 1011
Line used (km): 84
Premises connected: 93

Lisavaird-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 REO News from August 1951 noted how happy they were with pump sales in LisavairdLisavaird-R.E.O.-August-1951-PLisavaird-2R.E.O.-August-1951-P

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