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Map of Griffith Valuation Dates

Posted on 20 June 2015 by Shane
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Round Towers in Ireland – 1838

Posted on 15 June 2015 by Shane

Table of Round Towers included on the 1838 Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge SDUK 1838 map of Ireland. (These are not shown on the map). Key to ‘state’ column : p – Perfect with conical cap, np – nearly … Continue reading →

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New Townland Browse

Posted on 8 May 2015 by Shane

The New Townland Browse page allows selection of any combination of County,  Poor Law Union (PLU), Barony and Civil Parish, and shows the area within the selection grouped by area.  Clicking on the ‘show’ link displays a list of Towns … Continue reading →

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Dublin City Street Index – 1879

Posted on 23 April 2015 by Shane

Added images from Dublin City Street Index from Thom’s Directory of 1879 – see this link

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Further RC Parish Database Updates

Posted on 4 April 2015 by Shane

Further options added to the parish database system – the RC parish details screen now shows distance and direction for the nearest Catholic parishes, to aid further searches when the required location might close to the boundary between two parishes. … Continue reading →

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