The table below lists the 17 rural areas in Co Longford in the order they were connected – for example, Abbeyshrule was the 16^th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 4 rural areas that cross Longford’s county boundaries: Rathowen, Streete, Ballymore and Tang, Co Westmeath.

To view the original map used to plan the Longford rural areas, click here.

Click on the links below to read more about each rural area

No.	Area	Start	End	Poles	Line	Consumers
16	Abbeyshrule	Dec 1947	Sep 1948	1038	90 km	195
130	Lanesboro AKA Lanesborough	Aug 1950	Aug 1951	557	45 km	190
193	Kilashee	Oct 1951	May 1952	1105	105 km	105
202	Drumlish	Mar 1952	Nov 1952	1071	103 km	214
239	Clonbroney	Dec 1952	Jun 1953	1282	120 km	421
320	Ballinamuck	Dec 1953	Nov 1954	1672	158 km	245
388	Rathowen	Sep 1954	Jan 1956	885	72 km	207
389	Legan	Sep 1954	Aug 1955	1080	93 km	162
398	Abbeylara	Dec 1954	Dec 1955	1193	103 km	200
445	Aghnacliffe AKA Aughnacliffe	Sep 1955	Apr 1956	1156	94 km	133
446	Streete	Sep 1955	Jun 1956	920	74 km	200
527	LeggaAKA Leggagh	Jul 1956	Nov 1956	1650	137 km	100
528	Dring	Jul 1956	Oct 1957	773	65 km	111
570	Ballymore	Dec 1956	May 1957	1190	93 km	237
571	Tang	Apr 1957	Oct 1957	1230	100 km	150
598	Moydow	Oct 1957	Feb 1958	905	87 km	105
599	Kilcommock	Oct 1957	Apr 1958	1550	122 km	120

 
For more information on the roll out of the Rural Electrification Scheme, click here, or browse our top rural electrification stories here.