Fixed an issue with the Tithe Book browse relating to mixed secure(SSL)/non-secure content
Updated info on using ITM coordinates to locate features on OSI/Geohive historic maps – see Using Coordinates on GeoHive/OSI , e.g. Catholic Chapels, Coastguard Stations etc
Currently updating Milestones and Boundary Markers (South Co. Dublin) (thanks DF)
(from the archive – all photos © Shane Wilson)
(updated June 2024)
The image browse and search tool formerly located on irelandgen.com have been transferred here to my main website – these are currently under test to confirm all are working correctly. The tools can be access at the following link : https://www.swilson.info/tools/ and include the following (full details and examples follow) :
Use the Census Image browse tool to locate certain missing pages for the 1901 and 1911 census on the NAI website. See the article for notes on how to use the tool, includes a link to John Grenham’s blog post from February 2017 for details on using this technique to try to locate unlinked images. The Valuation Office Books Image Browse Tool and Census Image Browse Tool (1821, 31, 41, 51) work in the same way and can navigate through these collections.
Use the GRO Image Browse Tool to locate missing or incorrectly linked Birth, Marriage or Death images on the IrishGenealogy website. See also a step-by-step example.
Note the BMD Image browse tool currently only works in FireFox browser
The Census location search tool allows a search of the 1901 and 1911 census by street or townland, without the showing large lists of occupants – making it easier to find locations by name.
e.g enter Sack*v* in the search box and click search – just 25 results are shown.
A similar search on the NAI website just for 1911 shows over 1,200 results. Some of the placename spellings have been corrected. The default search is by wildcard, with optional Soundex search, an Electoral District (DED) wildcard filter is available.
Additional search filters are included – street and townlands names have been categorized by street type – e.g. Lane, Street, Square etc, use the ‘Street Type’ search filter :
and also by street/townland descriptor – e.g. North, South, Upper, Lower etc using the ‘Additional Search/Sub Type’ filter :
results can also be filtered by Electoral District (DED) :
Any combination of search fields is permitted and all fields allow wildcards (*). Results can also be filtered by census year and/or county. The default search on the primary street/townland name is by wildcard, in addition Soundex and original (i.e. uncorrected) search options of the primary name are included.
Notes on using the Tithe Location Database and Browse Tool, see also article on Misclassified locations in the online Tithe Applotment transcripts on the NAI and FamilySearch websites.
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Fixes are in place for these issues, repairs are currently under test and checks of other pages…
I have found that a few pages on the website have errors (12th May 2024), giving error messages, returning no results or a blank page – these issues appear to be related to a recent update (PHP). I will list the pages showing glitches and notes of the ongoing repairs below :
Directory Database – Fixed
Watson’s 1783 Almanac – browse by street/surname/occupation-trade – Fixed
Historic Photographer Database – Fixed
Kingstown 1913 Directory – Fixed
RC Parish database – Fixed
CofI Parish Database – Fixed
RC Parish/Chapel map search – Fixed
Basic Townland Search – Fixed
Advanced Townland Search (Wildcards) – Fixed
(Old) Townland Explorer – Fixed
(Note the New Townland Explorer and Placename and Land Division Search pages are working ok)
Latest update 14:22 Thu 16th May 2024
