Rural electrification of Achill, Co Mayo in 1953

By ESB Archives / Mar 20, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Achill
Started: June 1951
Finished: February 1953
Poles used: 1425
Line used (km): 115
Premises connected: 767

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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 April 1953 featured a report on AchillAchill-m-ap-R.E.O.-April-1953-PAchill-2-R.E.O.-April-1953-PAchill-3-R.E.O.-April-1953-P

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