Irish Manuscripts Commission

Various digitized documents from the Irish Manuscripts Commission, including :

Registry Of Deeds Abstracts Of Wills – 1708 to 1832 (Vol 1,2 & 3)
The Civil Survey 1654 counties Tipperary, Meath, Wexford, Tipperary, Donegal, Limerick, Waterford, Dublin & Kildare
etc

see : www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/

 

 

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Photos of Dublin

Some photos of Dublin in the 1950s

(click on thumbnails to view gallery)

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Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland -1653

Map of the Settlement allocations defined by the “Act of 26th September 1653”

A. Ten Counties divided between the Adventurers & Soldiers
Antrim, Down, Armagh, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, King’s Co., Queen’s Co., Tipperary, Limerick
Aa. Louth as an additional Security to the Adventurers.
 
B. The Four reserved Counties
South Co. Dublin, Kildare, Carlow & Cork
C. Additional Security for the Army
Donegal, Londonderry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Cavan, Longford, Kilkenny, Kerry & Wexford
D. Counties of Connaught taken by the Army though destined by the Act for the Irish.
Sligo, Leitrim,  
I, II,III, IV, V The five counties south of the Liffey to form a new English Pale.
South Co. Dublin, Kildare, Carlow, Wicklow & Wexford
a.b. Baronies of Coolock and Balrothery in Co. of Dublin for maimed English Soldiers and Widows with arrears not exceeding £150.
 
c. Barony of Imokelly in Co. Cork for the same.
 

Src: Cromwell’s Settlement of Ireland, Prendergast – 1868

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Woodman Inn, Castleford


Woodman Inn, Castleford, Leeds – c1955

Woodman Inn, Castleford, Leeds – 1970

 

Google Map Screenshot showing (above in red) where Woodman Inn was located.

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Entrance Hall – Roebuck Castle

Contents of the Entrance Hall at Roebuck Castle at the time of the 1943 Auction.

 

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