Rural electrification of Clontibret, Co Monaghan in 1954

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

Area: Clontibret
Started: January 1953
Finished: February 1954
Poles used: 912
Line used (km): 78
Premises connected: 250

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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 large amounts of rock in the  Clontibret area caused some problems according to The REO News from April 1954Clontibret1R.E.O.-April-1954-P

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