Category Archives: Dublin

Catholic Parishes and Chapels in Dublin city – 1818

Posted on 25 July 2023 by Shane

Extract from “History of the City of Dublin from the earliest accounts to the present time” by the late J. Warburton (Deputy keeper of records in Birmingham tower)the late Rev. J. Whitelaw M.R.I.A., vicar of St. Catherine’sand the Rev. Robert … Continue reading →

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Irishtown County Dublin – 1880

Posted on 26 August 2021 by Shane

Village of Irishtown South East Co. Dublin map and street listing from Thom’s 1880 Directory Click for larger versions of the images

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How do they do it ? – Scanning Maps

Posted on 16 April 2021 by Shane

Process used to scan a Historic Map and make available in a browsable format online. The map used in this example is a large ~ 78 x 82cm (30.5″ x 32″) map of Dublin City and Environs from Thom’s Directory … Continue reading →

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Description of Roebuck from F.E. Ball’s ‘History of Dublin’

Posted on 15 March 2020 by Shane

Description and history of the townland of Roebuck from the entry for the Parish of Taney in “A History of the County of Dublin” Part 2 by Francis Elrington Ball, published 1903. (part of a test of new scanning system) … Continue reading →

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Description of the Scalp – 1822

Posted on 25 May 2017 by Shane

From ‘Guide to the County of Wicklow’ by Rev. G.N. Wright Published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, Paternoster Row (London) 1822           Two miles from Enniskerry, on the Dublin road, and in the county of Dublin, which … Continue reading →

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