Rural electrification of Allen, Co Kildare in 1952

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Area: Allen
Started: June 1951
Finished: March 1952
Poles used: 671
Line used (km): 53
Premises connected: 260

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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 canal barge was used to transport material in Allen as reported in The REO News from June 1952Allen-R.E.O.-June-1952-P