Rural electrification of Owning, Co Kilkenny in 1951

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Area: Owning
Started: April 1950
Finished: March 1951
Poles used: 822
Line used (km): 69
Premises connected: 174

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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 demonstration in Owning had a festive theme as reported in The REO News December 1950Owning-R.E.O.-December-1950-P

The REO News from April 1951 forecasts that sales should be good going forward in OwningOwning-2-R.E.O.-April-1951-P