Author Archives: Shane

New King’s County Map c1840

Posted on 8 September 2021 by Shane

New addition to website large King’s County (County Offaly) Map 96cm x 65 cm (~38 inches x 25 inches) with fabric backing. Civil parish boundaries shown in red. See Ireland Maps section – King’s County Index Map c1840  

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Irishtown County Dublin – 1880

Posted on 26 August 2021 by Shane

Village of Irishtown South East Co. Dublin map and street listing from Thom’s 1880 Directory Click for larger versions of the images

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How do they do it ? – Scanning Maps

Posted on 16 April 2021 by Shane

Process used to scan a Historic Map and make available in a browsable format online. The map used in this example is a large ~ 78 x 82cm (30.5″ x 32″) map of Dublin City and Environs from Thom’s Directory … Continue reading →

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Introduction ‘Guide to the County of Wicklow’ Rev. G.N. Wright 1822

Posted on 1 April 2021 by Shane

by the Rev G.N. Wright, illustrated after the designs of George Petrie esq., printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Pasternoster Row, London 1822 see page images and index to contents below – and also the map from this guide The county … Continue reading →

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Description of Roebuck from F.E. Ball’s ‘History of Dublin’

Posted on 15 March 2020 by Shane

Description and history of the townland of Roebuck from the entry for the Parish of Taney in “A History of the County of Dublin” Part 2 by Francis Elrington Ball, published 1903. (part of a test of new scanning system) … Continue reading →

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