Rural electrification of Belcarra, Co Mayo in 1951

Area: Belcarra
Started: August 1950
Finished: April 1951
Poles used: 837
Line used (km): 63
Premises connected: 314

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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 REO News from May 1951 tells us that rock and water were the rule rather than the exception in BelcarraBelcarra-R.E.O.-May-1951-P

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