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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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RC Parish Database Updates

Posted on 22 March 2015 by Shane

A number of Civil Parishes listed on the townland Index were not matched to Catholic Parishes during the initial cross-linking process [1], usually as a result of no reference being made to these being associated in Lewis. In some cases … Continue reading →

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Map of Queenstown (Cobh) and Cork Harbour – 1906

Posted on 13 March 2015 by Shane

(from Black’s Guide to Ireland 1906 – click on the image for a larger version) updated 30th Nov 2022

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Search for Catholic Parishes and Chapels

Posted on 6 March 2015 by Shane

Four options are available on this system to search for Catholic Parishes and Chapels as they were in the years just before the Great Famine. The details were compiled using Lewis Topographical Directory of 1837, and the Catholic Directory of … Continue reading →

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