Rural electrification of Tyrrellspass, Co Westmeath in 1950

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Area: Tyrrellspass
Started: September 1949
Finished: April 1950
Poles used: 667
Line used (km): 59
Premises connected: 58

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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 serendipitous moment in Tyrrellspass was noted in The REO News from January 1950Tyrrellspass-R.E.O.-January-P