The table below lists the 17 rural areas in Co Carlow in the order they were connected – for example, Tinryland was the 4th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 5 rural areas that cross Carlow’s county boundaries: Killinure, Co Wicklow; Killeshin, Co Laois; Castlewarren, Co Kilkenny; Knockananna, Co Wicklow; and Coone, Co Kilkenny.
To view the original map used to plan the Carlow rural areas, click here.
Click on the links below to read more about each rural area
No. | Area | Start | End | Poles | Line | Consumers |
4 | Tinryland | Dec 1947 | Apr 1948 | 913 | 87 km | 268 |
41 | Muinebeag AKA Muinebeg |
Aug 1948 | Apr 1959 | 1563 | 136 km | 274 |
126 | Milford | Jul 1950 | Dec 1950 | 559 | 47 km | 150 |
141 | Rathoe | Aug 1950 | Jun 1951 | 1259 | 113 km | 328 |
162 | Lisnavagh | Dec 1950 | Oct 1951 | 889 | 81 km | 93 |
218 | Killeshin | Jun 1952 | Jan 1953 | 598 | 57 km | 175 |
297 | Killinure | Aug 1953 | Jun 1954 | 1050 | 103 km | 258 |
458 | Kildavin | Sep 1955 | Jun 1956 | 1491 | 131 km | 212 |
460 | Myshall | Sep 1955 | Jun 1956 | 1122 | 105 km | 150 |
461 | Fighting Cocks | Sep 1955 | Sep 1956 | 499 | 49 km | 65 |
506 | Ballymurphy | Dec 1955 | Oct 1956 | 1242 | 103 km | 169 |
576 | Glynn | Nov 1956 | Mar 1957 | 743 | 64 km | 130 |
592 | Knockannana | Jul 1957 | Apr 1958 | 1014 | 99 km | 260 |
619 | Coone AKA Coon; Coan |
Jun 1958 | May 1959 | 1257 | 121 km | 270 |
673 | Garrettstown | Nov 1959 | Mar 1961 | 1435 | 129 km | 320 |
730 | Clonmore | Mar 1961 | Dec 1962 | 1070 | 88 km | 340 |
750 | Castlewarren | Mar 1962 | Aug 1963 | 980 | 93 km | 199 |
For more information on the roll out of the Rural Electrification Scheme, click here, or browse our top rural electrification stories here.