Rural electrification of Prosperous, Co Kildare in 1953

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

Area: Prosperous
Started: February 1952
Finished: January 1953
Poles used: 1132
Line used (km): 93
Premises connected: 250

Prosperous-Map-portlaoise

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.

Motorised milking machines were forecast to be in demand in Prosperous according to The REO News from April 1953Prosperous-R.E.O.-April-1953-P