Rural electrification of Carracastle, Co Mayo in 1956

By ESB Archives / Mar 19, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Carracastle
Started: September 1955
Finished: April 1956
Poles used: 1422
Line used (km): 132
Premises connected: 484

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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 June 1956 reports that bog and water caused difficulties in Carracastle Carracastle-REO-News--June-19560007

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