Rural electrification of Three Castles, Co Kilkenny in 1953

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

Area: Three Castles
Started: June 1952
Finished: February 1953
Poles used: 918
Line used (km): 91
Premises connected: 150

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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 demonstration in Three Castles gets a brief mention in The REO News from October 1952Three-Castles-R.E.O.-October-1952-P

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