The table below lists the 14 rural areas in Co Louth in the order they were connected – for example, Termonfeckin was the 13th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 2 rural areas that cross Louth’s county boundaries: Inniskeen, Co Monaghan; and Grangegeeth, Co Meath.
To view the original map used to plan the Louth rural areas, click here.
Click on the links below to read more about each rural area
| No. | Area | Start | End | Poles | Line | Consumers |
| 13 | Termonfeckin | Dec 1947 | Mar 1949 | 1492 | 130 km | 509 |
| 31 | Cooley | Jul 1948 | Feb 1950 | 2045 | 181 km | 1010 |
| 53 | Haggardstown | Jan 1949 | Dec 1949 | 1098 | 99 km | 450 |
| 73 | Tallanstown | Jul 1949 | Apr 1950 | 846 | 69 km | 249 |
| 95 | Kilcurry | Dec 1949 | Sep 1950 | 998 | 99 km | 266 |
| 173 | Collon | Jun 1951 | Dec 1951 | 700 | 59 km | Unrecorded |
| 174 | Kilsaran | Jun 1951 | Mar 1952 | 934 | 83 km | 223 |
| 175 | Tullyallen | Jun 1951 | Mar 1952 | 750 | 62 km | 6 |
| 206 | Togher | Mar 1952 | Jun 1952 | 530 | 46 km | 104 |
| 274 | Inniskeen | Aug 1953 | Apr 1954 | 1122 | 100 km | 133 |
| 332 | Ardee | Jun 1954 | Apr 1955 | 960 | 88 km | 300 |
| 366 | Reaghstown | Aug 1954 | Aug 1955 | 758 | 66 km | 121 |
| 424 | Killanny | Apr 1955 | Feb 1956 | 1355 | 111 km | 410 |
| 683 | Grangegeeth | Jul 1959 | Nov 1959 | 668 | 59 km | 159 |
For more information on the roll out of the Rural Electrification Scheme, click here, or browse our top rural electrification stories here.
