Author Archives: Shane

Kilmore Co. Wexford and the Saltee Islands

Posted on 5 July 2015 by Shane

Details of Kilmore and The Saltee Islands from 2nd Ed. Topographical Directory of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 2nd Ed., printed 1849. KILMORE, a parish, in the barony of Bargey union in the county of Wexford, and province of LEINSTER, 9 … Continue reading →

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Surname Crossmatch – Variations

Posted on 30 June 2015 by Shane

Added a new Surname Variants search option to the Cross-Reference  Search, which now includes variants of the selected surnames in the search. In the previous version a search for Sullivan and Collins would only have located any parish where exact matches … Continue reading →

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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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