Rural electrification of Shanahoe, Co Laois in 1956

Area: Shanahoe
Started: December 1955
Finished: November 1956
Poles used: 1004
Line used (km): 88
Premises connected: 215

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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.

A ray of sunshine was provided by the sales figures in Shanahoe according to The REO News from march 1957Shanahoe-REO-News-Mar-19570004