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Staff magazine
The Rural Electrification Scheme employed up to 40 separate units of 50-100 workers, spread across 26,000 square miles. Many of

Patrickswell Rural Area
County: Limerick District: Limerick First phase of electrification: [December] 1947 - [April] 1948 No. of poles erected: 1825 Total KM

Multyfarnham Rural Area
County: Westmeath District: Athlone First phase of electrification: [December] 1947 - [April] 1948 No. of poles erected: 898 Total KM
![Bansha rural employees, 1948 (L-R): T Drennan; J Nolan; C Clune; M Whyte; J Dillon; T Costello, C O'Reilly; J Bergin; R Dowd; P Grace; J King (Alcan); B Lanigan; S Nolan; [unknown]; J Kelly; S Gibson; J Ware; and PG Collier.](https://esbarchives.ie/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Rural electrification of Bansha, Co Tipperary, 1948
Area: Bansha, Co Tipperary Started: December 1947 Finished: November 1948 Poles used: 1613 Line used: 121km Premises connected: 423 More