
Connecting Dublin to the national grid
Electricity in the county before ESB Dublin had electricity before the establishment of ESB in 1927. ESB's annual reports record

Dublin rural areas
Read about the 11 rural areas in Co Dublin connected through the rural electrification scheme between 1948 and 1954

Rural electrification of Ticknock, Co Dublin in 1950
Area: Ticknock Started: December 1949 Finished: July 1950 Poles used: 953 Line used (km): 80 Premises connected: 348 The figures

Rural electrification of Cloghran, Co Dublin in 1951
Area: Cloghran Started: August 1950 Finished: May 1951 Poles used: 512 Line used (km): 41 Premises connected: 185 The figures

Rural electrification of Mulhuddart, Co Dublin in 1951
Area: Mullhuddart Started: June 1950 Finished: February 1951 Poles used: 510 Line used (km): 40 Premises connected: 250 The figures

Rural electrification of Man-o-war, Co Dublin in 1950
Area: Man-O-War Started: July 1949 Finished: March 1950 Poles used: 787 Line used (km): 64 Premises connected: 211 The figures

Rural electrification of Esker, Co Dublin in 1949
Area: Esker Started: January 1949 Finished: October 1949 Poles used: 310 Line used (km): 24 Premises connected: 1 The figures

Rural electrification of Jobstown, Co Dublin in 1949
Area: Jobstown Started: January 1949 Finished: July 1949 Poles used: 652 Line used (km): 53 Premises connected: 52 The figures

Rural electrification of Newcastle, Co Dublin in 1949
Area: Newcastle Started: May 1948 Finished: March 1949 Poles used: 905 Line used (km): 73 Premises connected: 290 The figures

Rural electrification of Corduff, Co Dublin in 1952
Area: Corduff Started: June 1951 Finished: February 1952 Poles used: 584 Line used (km): 49 Premises connected: 235 The figures

Rural electrification of Garristown, Co Dublin in 1953
Area: Garristown Started: December 1952 Finished: September 1953 Poles used: 1042 Line used (km): 93 Premises connected: 303 The figures

Rural electrification of Kilsallaghan, Co Dublin in 1948
Area: Kilsallaghan Started: November 1946 Finished: January 1948 Poles used: 2132 Line used (km): 113 Premises connected: 357 The figures