Category Archives: Irish History

Mailboat to Ireland – 1895 article

Posted on 14 January 2013 by Shane

1895 article from the Strand magazine of London, describing a trip on the Mail Boat ‘Ulster’ from Holyhead, to Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire). “With Her Majesty’s Mails to Ireland”  

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New Maps of Dublin & Ireland

Posted on 12 January 2013 by Shane

New maps added, including : Dublin City 1935, County Dublin (inc. Baronies), 1897 Map of Ireland. see : Dublin City Maps County Dublin Maps Other Maps (Aug 2013 – altered to link to updated website)

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FamilySearch Website

Posted on 12 January 2013 by Shane

Irish Collections on FamilySearch : BMD Index Extracted Births Extracted Marriages Extracted Deaths Prison Records Tithe Applotment Books Landed Estate Court records IGI Collection (Community Indexed and Community Contributed collections)   (update 16th March 2013)

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