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.
