Rural electrification of Rochfortbridge, Co Westmeath in 1950

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Area: Rochfortbridge
Started: July 1949
Finished: February 1950
Poles used: 712
Line used (km): 60
Premises connected: 183

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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 February 1950 suggests that handwritten notes about place-names like Rochfortbridge can be time consumingRochfordbridge-R.E.O.-February-1950-P