Electricity in the county before ESB Roscommon had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 6 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 6 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Sligo to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Sligo had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 5 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 5 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Tipperary to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Tipperary had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 14 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 14 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Offaly to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Offaly had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 6 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 6 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Waterford to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Waterford had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 11 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 11 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Wicklow to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Wicklow had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 11 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 11 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Wexford to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Wexford had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 9 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 9 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Cavan
Electricity in the county before ESB Cavan had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 11 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 11 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Connecting Clare to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Clare had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB’s annual reports record 8 local electricity suppliers in the county — that means 8 individuals or companies who had permits to commercially supply electricity to 3 or more homes and businesses in their local area. The reports do… Continue Reading
Electric Generations Exhibition
Opens Monday 2 October at the DLR LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire
‘Lots of hot water all the time’
1960s pamphlets highlighting running water as one of the less obvious but more valuable benefits of the Rural Electrification Scheme
9 gallons for a penny!
A selection of printed pamphlets from the Rural Electrification Scheme.
Rural photos from Jerry Corbett
Another batch of never-before-seen rural photographs from the private collection of Jerry Corbett.
Poetry Day Ireland: ‘Boys from the E.S.B.’
To celebrate Poetry Day Ireland this April, we're sharing this lovely poem written about the men (and women!) from ESB who worked tirelessly on the Rural Electrification Scheme.
Pamphlet library: 1940s-60s
We have digitised 21 surviving rural pamphlets (1940s-1960s) and are delighted to launch our online library.
