Author Archives: Shane

Website Updates for Mobile

Posted on 2 October 2018 by Shane

Various updates and fixes to the mobile phone compatible section of the website and also added new pages to shows historic c1840 Catholic and Church of Ireland parish details and Church locations. Church markers show GPS & ITM coordinates, and … Continue reading →

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Map of Coastguard Stations by Port – c1845

Posted on 27 September 2018 by Shane

Added a new beta version of a Historic (c1845) Coastguard Station Map browse by port to my website, which uses OpenStreetMaps and leaflet. see : Maps of Coastguard Stations by port. a link to these maps has also been added … Continue reading →

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Historic Catholic Church and Chapel Maps

Posted on 24 August 2018 by Shane

As a work-around for recent removal of OSI Historic Map viewer, I’ve made a few changes to the Catholic Parish link system – hopefully temporary until a better solution can be found. 1. Find the parish of interest using the … Continue reading →

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Misclassified Locations in online Tithe records

Posted on 23 April 2018 by Shane

(Updated 11th July 2025) The Tithe Applotment record images available online on the National Archives of Ireland website, along with corresponding transcripts, have been a great addition to the resources available to those researching online – and also save a … Continue reading →

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Tithe Applotment Records – Bray Civil Parish, Co. Wicklow

Posted on 30 January 2018 by Shane

(Updated 11th July 2925 – links adjusted for the browse tool on this website) The Tithe Applotment Records for Bray Civil Parish, Co. Wicklow do not appear to have been categorised correctly on the National Archives website system. Some records … Continue reading →

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