Rural electrification of Carrigans, Co Donegal in 1953

By ESB Archives / Mar 17, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Carrigans
Started: October 1952
Finished: June 1953
Poles used: 1159
Line used (km): 96
Premises connected: 117

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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 residents of Carrigans were already used to having electricity according to The REO News from August 1953Carrigans-R.E.O.-August-1953-P