The table below lists the 14 rural areas in Co Louth in the order they were connected – for example, Termonfeckin was the 13^th 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.