Rural electrification of Ahafona, Co Kerry in 1952

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

Area: Ahafona
Started: April 1951
Finished: February 1952
Poles used: 846
Line used (km): 74
Premises connected: 173

Ahafona-Map-tralee

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 May 1952 reports that rationing and restrictions affected sales in AhafonaAhafona-R.E.O.-May-1952-P

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