Rural electrification of Dernakesh, Co Cavan in 1956

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Area: Dernakesh
Started: April 1955
Finished: August 1956
Poles used: 1572
Line used (km): 126
Premises connected: 256

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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.

There was a grave list of construction difficulties in Dernakesh according to The REO News from November 1956Dernakesh-REO-News-Nov-19560004