The recent website error on the site should now all be resolved. A number of pages were returning errors or blank pages.    this link for updates Any further issues may be reported to me by email or via twitter (see below)

My collection of digitized historic maps for Ireland and Dublin viewable in Google map format, and other Irish Family History resources, including a revised and improved townland database, scans and extracts from a number of directories, a database of Catholic and Church of Ireland parishes as they were during the mid 1830s, Catholic and civil parish links for over 1,000 parishes, and map coordinates to over to 2,000 churches and chapels etc. All free to access....


I can do lookups of various Dublin directories, including Thom's from 1848 onward, Pettigrew & Oulton, Treble Almanac/Wilson's directory etc , finding locations in Dublin city address and directions or coordinates to townlands and old Churches etc. contact me me with the details of your request - I'm on twitter @shanew147  ,   Mastodon @mastodon.ie/@shanew147    or contacted by email (see below).


For the latest news of Irish Genealogy and general history see :

Irish Genealogy News Claire Santry
John Grenham's Irish Roots Blog (johngrenham.com)

Also see the wordpress article list to the right of this page.





Latest articles and updates...

  14 April 2025

Historic Maps of Ireland available Online (Update April 2025)  

National Library of Scotland – Outlines (several layer options) Ordnance Survey Maps of Ireland – also Maps by County, and Side by Side Dublin City and County (parts) OS Map 1953 Dublin / compiled, printed and published by the Director … Continue reading →

  23 November 2024

Duplicate Place names, Detached Parishes and Half Baronies  

(published March 2015, updated Dec 2022, Nov 2024) There are a number of complications to finding exactly where a particular place of interest is located, even when the name is known. The first is often the spelling which can vary … Continue reading →

  7 November 2024

Recent Updates  

Fixed an issue with the Tithe Book browse relating to mixed secure(SSL)/non-secure content Updated info on using ITM coordinates to locate features on OSI/Geohive historic maps – see Using Coordinates on GeoHive/OSI , e.g. Catholic Chapels, Coastguard Stations etc Currently … Continue reading →

  12 October 2024

Photos – Dublin city & county  

(from the archive – all photos © Shane Wilson)

  11 October 2024

Photos – Walk in County Dublin  

(all photos © Shane Wilson)


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