Rural electrification of Oughterard, Co Galway in 1950

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Area: Oughterard
Started: March 1950
Finished: October 1950
Poles used: 926
Line used (km): 70
Premises connected: 286

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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 were a number of good hotels in Oughterard according to The REO News from January 1951Oughterard-R.E.O.-January-1951-P