The table below lists the 22 rural areas in Co Laois in the order they were connected – for example, Clonaslee was the 15th rural area in Ireland out of 792 to receive electricity under the scheme. This table also includes 2 rural areas that cross Laois’ county boundaries: Kilmoney, Co Kildare; and Coone, Co Kilkenny.
To view the original map used to plan the Laois (AKA Queen’s County) rural areas, click here.
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No. | Area | Start | End | Poles | Line | Consumers |
15 | Clonaslee | Dec 1947 | Aug 1948 | 891 | 73 | 45 |
128 | Ballybrittas AKA Leighlinbridge |
Aug 1950 | Jun 1951 | 1262 | 103 | 200 |
163 | Kilmoney | Dec 1950 | Nov 1951 | 759 | 63 | 275 |
197 | Errill | Feb 1952 | Sep 1952 | 1047 | 96 | 191 |
218 | Killeshin | Jun 1952 | Jan 1953 | 598 | 57 | 175 |
255 | Raheen | Jan 1953 | Apr 1954 | 1195 | 109 | 171 |
327 | Ballylynan AKA Ballylinan |
Jun 1954 | Jun 1955 | 1305 | 114 | 380 |
384 | Arless | Sep 1954 | Nov 1955 | 1154 | 107 | 240 |
459 | Camross | Sep 1955 | Apr 1956 | 1091 | 98 | 169 |
462 | Cullahill AKA Cullohill |
Sep 1955 | Jun 1956 | 1225 | 101 | 280 |
510 | Shanahoe | Dec 1955 | Nov 1956 | 1004 | 88 | 215 |
559 | Timahoe | Apr 1957 | Apr 1958 | 1317 | 118 | 380 |
561 | Clonreher | Oct 1956 | Jul 1957 | 981 | 94 | 270 |
619 | Coone AKA Coon; Coan |
Jun 1958 | May 1959 | 1257 | 121 | 270 |
640 | Ballinakill | Nov 1958 | Aug 1959 | 979 | 92 | 170 |
650 | Wolfhill | Oct 1958 | Jul 1959 | 975 | 83 | 175 |
675 | Vicarstown | Aug 1959 | Aug 1960 | 1181 | 106 | 210 |
676 | Garrymore | Aug 1959 | Aug 1960 | 1164 | 105 | 290 |
751 | Lisdowney | May 1961 | Feb 1962 | 880 | 81 | 284 |
768 | Kilcotton | Jun 1962 | Aug 1963 | 1001 | 92 | 240 |
769 | Cardtown | Jun 1962 | Aug 1962 | Unrecorded | Unrecorded | 168 |
780 | Castlecuffe | Aug 1962 | Apr 1964 | 1134 | 108 | 303 |
For more information on the roll out of the Rural Electrification Scheme, click here, or browse our top rural electrification stories here.