Electricity in the county before ESB Cork had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB's annual reports record

Co Cork is next in our series of individual posts for each of the 792 rural areas used in the

Area: Ballinspittle Started: December 1955 Finished: September 1956 Poles used: 1722 Line used (km): 142 Premises connected: 181 The figures

Area: Tracton Started: May 1961 Finished: December 1961 Poles used: 717 Line used (km): 100 Premises connected: 289 The figures

Area: Belgooly Started: September 1957 Finished: March 1958 Poles used: 963 Line used (km): 88 Premises connected: 220 The figures

Area: Dungourney Started: April 1957 Finished: September 1957 Poles used: 1029 Line used (km): 93 Premises connected: 180 The figures

Area: Kilnamartyra Started: January 1958 Finished: July 1958 Poles used: 802 Line used (km): 71 Premises connected: 144 The figures

Area: Carrigtwohill Started: April 1955 Finished: September 1955 Poles used: 985 Line used (km): 94 Premises connected: 29 The figures

Area: Clondrohid Started: July 1956 Finished: September 1957 Poles used: 1440 Line used (km): 119 Premises connected: 105 The figures

Area: Gortroe Started: August 1954 Finished: April 1955 Poles used: 1192 Line used (km): 110 Premises connected: 275 The figures

Area: Clonmult Started: August 1958 Finished: December 1958 Poles used: 622 Line used (km): 61 Premises connected: 120 The figures

Area: Lisgoold Started: July 1956 Finished: May 1957 Poles used: 1320 Line used (km): 120 Premises connected: 245 The figures

Area: Ballinagree Started: November 1962 Finished: May 1963 Poles used: 649 Line used (km): 59 Premises connected: 141 The figures

Area: Glendine Started: November 1962 Finished: October 1963 Poles used: 692 Line used (km): 61 Premises connected: 150 The figures

Area: Kildinan Started: May 1959 Finished: November 1959 Poles used: 1210 Line used (km): 109 Premises connected: 215 The figures