Rural electrification of Gowna, Co Cavan in 1949

By ESB Archives / Mar 11, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Gowna
Started: February 1948
Finished: April  1949
Poles used: 543
Line used (km): 45
Premises connected: 103

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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.

People came from far and wide for this switch on ceremony as reported in The REO News from March 1949Gowna-R.E.O.-March-1949-P

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