Rural electrification of Silvermines, Co Tipperary in 1950

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

Area: Silvermines
Started: November 1949
Finished: March 1950
Poles used: 817
Line used (km): 72
Premises connected: 255

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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 January 1950 reported on the switch on ceremony in SilverminesSilvermines-R.E.O.-January-P

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