Rural electrification of Mountgordon, Co Mayo in 1953

By ESB Archives / Mar 22, 2016 / Leave a comment

Area: Mountgordon
Started: October 1952
Finished: April 1953
Poles used: 745
Line used (km): 62
Premises connected: 247

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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 switch on ceremony in Mountgordon was filmed according to The REO News from June 1953Mountgordon-R.E.O.-June-1953-P

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