Rural electrification of Belclare, Co Galway in 1956

Area: Belclare
Started: December 1954
Finished: March 1956
Poles used: 1006
Line used (km): 89
Premises connected: 234

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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.

Flooding was a problem in Belclare as reported in The REO News from May 1956Belclare-REO-News-May-19560004

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