Rural electrification of Looscaun, Co Galway in 1953

By ESB Archives / Mar 9, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Looscaun
Started: August 1953
Finished: December 1953
Poles used: 597
Line used (km): 52
Premises connected: 147

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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.

There where problems high wide fences, furze and water in Looscaun according to The REO News from January 1954Looscaun-R.E.O.-News-January-1954-P

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