The table below lists the 26 rural areas in Co Sligo in the order they were connected – for example, Easkey was the 12^th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 8 rural areas that cross Sligo’s county boundaries: Killasser, Co Mayo; Drumkeeran, Dromahair and Glenade, Co Leitrim; and Ballyfarnon, Cootehall, Kilkeevin and Breedoge, Co Roscommon.

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

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No.	Area	Start	End	Poles	Line	Consumers
6	Easkey	Dec 1947	Apr 1948	1611	115 km	198
39	Strandhill	Aug 1948	Jun 1949	1059	83 km	204
40	Drumcliffe	Aug 1948	Aug 1949	680	56 km	65
60	Riverstown	Jan 1949	Jan 1950	1023	81 km	290
87	Grange	Nov 1949	Aug 1950	1266	110 km	110
142	Aclare	Aug 1950	Aug 1951	527	46 km	Unrecorded
236	Ballyfarnon	Oct 1952	Aug 1953	418	34 km	114
303	Coolaney	Dec 1953	Mar 1954	677	59 km	33
349	Bunninadden	Jun 1954	Jan 1955	1424	129 km	444
396	Mullaghroe	Dec 1954	Aug 1955	1712	144 km	539
415	Dromore	Apr 1955	Jun 1955	923	82 km	107
469	Skreen	Sep 1955	Apr 1956	1290	126 km	288
512	Curry	Jun 1956	Aug 1956	1121	106 km	420
556	Killasser	Jul 1956	Jan 1957	1404	122 km	Unrecorded
585	Castleconnor	Apr 1957	Sep 1957	1222	108 km	184
596	Drumkeeran AKA Drumkeerin	Aug 1957	Jan 1958	957	79 km	290
616	Kesh AKA Keash	May 1958	Feb 1959	1790	155 km	483
617	Achonry	Jan 1958	Jul 1958	1253	115 km	238
666	Cootehall	Jan 1959	Jul 1959	1350	118 km	195
720	Dromahair	Aug 1960	Apr 1961	1362	117 km	360
763	Drumacool	Apr 1962	Jul 1962	1240	113 km	383
765	Clogh	Jun 1962	Mar 1963	987	86 km	279
782	Cloonacool	Jan 1963	Aug 1963	1343	114 km	347
783	Kilkeevin	Oct 1962	Feb 1963	680	62 km	281
784	Glenade	Mar 1963	Dec 1963	896	69 km	237
786	Breedoge	Jan 1963	Sep 1963	712	67 km	388

 
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