The table below lists the 11 rural areas in Co Dublin in the order they were connected – for example, Kilsallaghan was the 1^st rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. Read more about the first pole of the scheme erected at Kilsallaghan here. This table also includes 1 rural area that crosses Dublin’s county boundaries: Brittas, Co Wicklow.

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

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

No.	Area	Start	End	Poles	Line	Consumers
1	Kilsallaghan	Nov 1946	Jan 1948	2132	113 km	357
29	Newcastle	May 1948	Mar 1949	905	73 km	290
49	Jobstown	Jan 1949	Jul 1949	652	53 km	52
50	Esker	Jan 1949	Oct 1949	310	24 km	1
71	Man-O-War	Jul 1949	Mar 1950	787	64 km	211
93	Ticknock	Dec 1949	Jul 1950	953	80 km	348
112	Brittas	Apr 1950	Nov 1950	487	45 km	95
124	Mulhuddart	Jun 1950	Feb 1951	510	40 km	250
131	Cloghran	Aug 1950	May 1951	512	41 km	185
171	Corduff	Jun 1951	Feb 1952	584	49 km	235
243	Garristown	Dec 1952	Sep 1953	1042	93 km	303
270	Ardcath	Jun 1953	Mar 1954	1023	94 km	250

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