Category Archives: Irish History

Portlaw – Cotton Factory.

Posted on 17 August 2015 by Shane

I had read about the cotton factory at Portlaw, but the size of this operation only properly registered this morning – see image of Portlaw in the tweet from the National Library below… David Malcolmson had been involved in milling … Continue reading →

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Alterations to County borders in Ireland – 1898

Posted on 3 August 2015 by Shane

Summary of changes to county borders as a result of the Local Government (Ireland) Act of 1898. Links to the transferred Electoral Districts (DEDs) on the 1901 census showing the transferred areas included, and in addition links to townlands transferred as parts of … Continue reading →

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Kilmore Co. Wexford and the Saltee Islands

Posted on 5 July 2015 by Shane

Details of Kilmore and The Saltee Islands from 2nd Ed. Topographical Directory of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 2nd Ed., printed 1849. KILMORE, a parish, in the barony of Bargey union in the county of Wexford, and province of LEINSTER, 9 … Continue reading →

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Map of Griffith Valuation Dates

Posted on 20 June 2015 by Shane
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Round Towers in Ireland – 1838

Posted on 15 June 2015 by Shane

Table of Round Towers included on the 1838 Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge SDUK 1838 map of Ireland. (These are not shown on the map). Key to ‘state’ column : p – Perfect with conical cap, np – nearly … Continue reading →

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