Category Archives: Ireland

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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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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Browse 1901-1911 Census Images

Posted on 4 December 2017 by Shane

I’ve updated the Census Image browse tool using some elements of the code used for the recent BMD image tool. To use – navigate to a starting page on the Census Returns using the usual search or browse, and select … Continue reading →

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Census Placename Errors

Posted on 21 November 2017 by Shane

There are a number of errors relating to place-names on the 1901/1911 Census returns of Ireland, examples of the various types discovered during analysis are listed below. These should be kept in mind when searching the census by place-name. In … Continue reading →

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