Author Archives: Shane

New Placename Search

Posted on 26 June 2014 by Shane

Added a new Placename Search, which allow a search for a placename when a source doesn’t specify what type of location is included – e.g. an military attestation that could include the name of a town, townland, or civil parish … Continue reading →

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Dublin City Streets & Parishes – 1830

Posted on 28 May 2014 by Shane

Updated the page on 1830 Dublin City streets and civil parishes to allow a search of streets by text, in addition to the existing browse by parish option. see : Dublin City Streets & Parishes – 1830

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New Map: 1777 Taylor & Skinner map of Ireland

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Shane

New Map Added : 1777 Taylor & Skinners “New & Accurate Map of the Kingdom of Ireland” (from Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777, pub. 1778) see : this link    See also images of the full collection … Continue reading →

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Irish Directories’ Database

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Shane

Added a new Irish Directories’ Database, in collaboration with Joe Buggy, an Irish genealogist (and blogger) based in Washington. The database currently contains over 600 links to online directories from many websites, on both free and subscription sites. Links are … Continue reading →

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Navan, Co. Meath – Pigots Directory 1824

Posted on 21 May 2014 by Shane

Navan is an extensive market and post town in the county of Meath, 23 miles north west of Dublin, 8 east of Kells, 7 north east of Dublin, and 13 south west of Drogheda. The river Boyne, joined by a … Continue reading →

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