Rural electrification of Aughrim, Co Galway in 1951

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Area: Aughrim
Started: August 1950
Finished: March 1951
Poles used: 659
Line used (km): 60
Premises connected: 118

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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 August 1951 reports that the local population of Aughrim were very friendlyAughrim-R.E.O.-August-1951-P