Rural electrification of Portsalon, Co Donegal in 1955

By ESB Archives / Mar 13, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Portsalon
Started: April 1955
Finished: November 1955
Poles used: 1205
Line used (km): 105
Premises connected: 304

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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 was a considerable amount of rock in Portsalon according to The REO News from June 1956Portsalon-REO-News--June-19560005

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