Rural electrification of Newcastle, Co Dublin in 1949

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

Area: Newcastle
Started: May 1948
Finished: March 1949
Poles used: 905
Line used (km): 73
Premises connected: 290

Newcastle-map-dublin

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.

Domestic appliances were in demand in Newcastle according to The REO News from October 1948
Newcastle-R.E.O.-October-1948-P

The REO News from January 1954 had an interesting article about Corner Park Farm NewcastleNewcastle2-R.E.O.-News-January-1954-P