New Databases

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Shane

New Databases :

Townland Database with corrections and soundex searches
Coastguard Stations of Ireland c1845
Dublin Streets and Civil parishes 1830
Townland Explorer – browse townlands of Ireland by county and Barony, Poor Law Union or Civil Parish.
R.I.C. and D.M.P. Stations in Ireland c1890
Towns in Ireland 1871 with population of 120 or greater
Town Explorer – browse Towns of Ireland by county and Barony, Poor Law Union or Civil Parish.
Dublin Photographers – Search Dublin city & county Photographers 1848 to 1958

(Aug 2013 – altered to link to updated website)

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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”

H.M.S. Ulster, of Dublin

H.M.S. Ulster, of Dublin

 

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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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Pettigrew & Oulton directories – 1834 & 1840

Posted on 12 January 2013 by Shane

po1834Scans of the indexes and street listings for Dublin city and county from two editions of Pettigrew & Oulton’s directories. The 1834 directory is believed to be one of the earliest with a street listing included. Also included are images from the Trades Index for 1840 (the Trades Index is not included in the 1834 publication).

see : Pettigrew & Oulton

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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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