The table below lists the 21 rural areas in Co Waterford in the order they were connected – for example, Ballyduff was the 17^th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 4 rural areas that cross Waterford’s county boundaries: Clondulane, Araglin and Glendine, Co Cork; and Powerstown, Co Tipperary.

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

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No.	Area	Start	End	Poles	Line	Consumers
17	Ballyduff	Dec 1947	Dec 1948	1125	102 km	210
62	Shandon	Jan 1949	Dec 1949	1213	102 km	347
166	Kilmacthomas	Apr 1951	Sep 1951	920	78 km	269
187	Slieverue	Jun 1951	Oct 1951	686	88 km	207
241	Powerstown	Dec 1952	Jul 1953	634	59 km	63
300	Ballinamult	Aug 1953	Jul 1954	1562	152 km	310
302	Kilmeadon	Aug 1953	Apr 1954	917	101 km	213
316	Ardmore	Dec 1953	Oct 1954	1123	105 km	211
357	Clondulane	Aug 1954	Apr 1955	1135	105 km	125
457	Dunhill	Sep 1955	Feb 1956	1142	99 km	194
505	Rathgormack	Dec 1955	Aug 1956	1737	159 km	219
541	Ballymacarbry	Jul 1956	Sep 1956	902	81 km	128
586	Gaultier	Apr 1957	Jan 1958	1595	140 km	444
620	Araglin	Mar 1958	Aug 1958	934	85 km	197
629	Clashmore	Apr 1958	Oct 1958	1003	86 km	184
657	Carroll’s Cross	Dec 1958	May 1959	1093	107 km	146
662	Kilwatermoy	Dec 1958	May 1959	806	65 km	120
745	Kilrossanty	May 1961	Nov 1961	950	82 km	94
762	Melleray	Sep 1961	Oct 1961	554	50 km	134
772	Drumhills	Dec 1961	Jul 1962	Unrecorded	Unrecorded	62
777	Glendine	Nov 1962	Oct 1963	692	60.5 km	150

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