The table below lists the 38 rural areas in Co Roscommon in the order they were connected – for example, Mantua was the 23rd rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 6 rural areas that cross Roscommon’s county boundaries: Brackloon and Carracastle, Co Mayo; Kesh and Drumacook, Co Sligo; Drumkeeran, Co Leitrim; and Ahascragh, Co Galway.
To view the original map used to plan the Roscommon rural areas, click here.
Click on the links below to read more about each rural area
| No. | Area | Start | End | Poles | Line | Consumers |
| 23 | Mantua | Jan 1948 | Dec 1948 | 1086 | 95 km | 293 |
| 63 | Moore | Apr 1949 | Jun 1949 | 387 | 34 km | 131 |
| 68 | Kiltoom | Jul 1949 | Nov 1949 | 269 | 19 km | 233 |
| 148 | Fuerty | Dec 1950 | Dec 1951 | 1255 | 114 km | 230 |
| 158 | Ballinlough | Dec 1950 | Jun 1952 | 974 | 85 km | 430 |
| 216 | Clonark | Jun 1952 | Nov 1952 | 688 | 63 km | 244 |
| 226 | Mount Dillon AKA Mountdillon |
Aug 1952 | Jan 1953 | 688 | 70 km | 262 |
| 236 | Ballyfarnon | Oct 1952 | Aug 1953 | 418 | 34 km | 114 |
| 257 | Ballymoe | May 1953 | Jun 1954 | 1251 | 115 km | 157 |
| 258 | Glinsk | May 1953 | Feb 1954 | 1055 | 101 km | 336 |
| 277 | Knockcroghery | Aug 1953 | Apr 1954 | 1271 | 127 km | 404 |
| 319 | Ballyforan | Dec 1953 | Jul 1954 | 1106 | 101 km | 37 |
| 355 | Rahara | Jun 1954 | Oct 1954 | 764 | 73 km | Unrecorded |
| 372 | Creeve | Aug 1954 | May 1955 | 1638 | 146 km | 523 |
| 385 | Taghmaconnell | Sep 1954 | Apr 1955 | 950 | 81 km | 186 |
| 386 | Scramogue | Sep 1954 | Apr 1955 | 709 | 64 km | 266 |
| 397 | Cartron | Dec 1954 | Nov 1955 | 1349 | 122 km | 324 |
| 433 | Kilglass | Apr 1955 | Nov 1955 | 896 | 88 km | 70 |
| 435 | Drumlion | Apr 1955 | Mar 1956 | 1739 | 157 km | 475 |
| 438 | Brackloon | Sep 1955 | Feb 1956 | 475 | 48 km | 175 |
| 467 | Rathallen | Sep 1955 | Jun 1956 | 1287 | 119 km | 72 |
| 470 | Carracastle | Sep 1955 | Apr 1956 | 1422 | 132 km | 484 |
| 554 | Dangan | Jul 1956 | Aug 1957 | 1901 | 171 km | 454 |
| 555 | Tarmon | Jul 1956 | Sep 1957 | 1431 | 132 km | 240 |
| 596 | Drumkeeran AKA Drumkeerin |
Aug 1957 | Jan 1958 | 957 | 79 km | 290 |
| 616 | Kesh AKA Keash |
May 1958 | Feb 1959 | 1790 | 155 km | 483 |
| 636 | Mount Delvin | Jul 1958 | Sep 1958 | 444 | 30 km | Unrecorded |
| 666 | Cootehall | Jan 1959 | Jul 1959 | 1350 | 118 km | 195 |
| 668 | Ballydooly | Apr 1959 | Oct 1959 | 1250 | 105 km | 110 |
| 688 | Tully | Oct 1959 | Apr 1960 | 1104 | 95 km | 200 |
| 707 | Carraghs | Apr 1960 | Aug 1960 | 888 | 76 km | 32 |
| 722 | Edmondstown | Feb 1961 | Jul 1961 | 803 | 70 km | 253 |
| 761 | Ahascragh | Jul 1961 | Dec 1961 | 1090 | 99.8 km | 342 |
| 763 | Drumacool | Apr 1962 | Jul 1962 | 1240 | 113 km | 383 |
| 764 | Lisacul | Jan 1962 | Aug 1962 | 1112 | 86 km | 443 |
| 774 | Tibohine | Aug 1962 | Feb 1963 | 1035 | 93 km | 576 |
| 783 | Kilkeevin | Oct 1962 | Feb 1963 | 680 | 62 km | 281 |
| 786 | Breedoge | Jan 1963 | Sep 1963 | 712 | 67 km | 388 |
For more information on the roll out of the Rural Electrification Scheme, click here, or browse our top rural electrification stories here.
