Rural electrification of Ardara, Co Donegal in 1953

By ESB Archives / Mar 16, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Ardara
Started: June 1951
Finished: April 1953
Poles used: 1451
Line used (km): 112
Premises connected: 562

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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.

Rock and wet bog caused  problems in Ardara according to a report in The REO News from June 1953Ardara1-R.E.O.-June-1953-P

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