Rural electrification of Lorrha, Co Tipperary in 1950

By ESB Archives / Mar 18, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Lorrha
Started: February 1950
Finished: June 1950
Poles used: 481
Line used (km): 45
Premises connected: 145

Lorrha-Map-athlone-big

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 an excessive amount of rock in Lorrha according to The REO News from June 1940Lorrha-R.E.O.-June-1950-P

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