Category Archives: Irish History

RC Parish Database Updates

Posted on 22 March 2015 by Shane

A number of Civil Parishes listed on the townland Index were not matched to Catholic Parishes during the initial cross-linking process [1], usually as a result of no reference being made to these being associated in Lewis. In some cases … Continue reading →

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Map of Queenstown (Cobh) and Cork Harbour – 1906

Posted on 13 March 2015 by Shane

(from Black’s Guide to Ireland 1906 – click on the image for a larger version) updated 30th Nov 2022

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Description of Bray 1869 (Thom’s)

Posted on 22 December 2014 by Shane

BRAY, a maritime town in the barony of Rathdown, twelve miles S.E. from the General Post Office, partly in county Dublin, partly in county Wicklow, the river of Bray, here crossed by a stone bridge, being the boundary between the … Continue reading →

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A View from Beggar’s Bush in 1744

Posted on 3 September 2014 by Shane

from ‘History of County Dublin’ (part 2) by F.E. Ball – 1903, from an engraving drawn by William Jones. (See below for map key which gives names of numbered locations) (Click on image for a full sized version) 1. Ringsend … Continue reading →

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RC to Civil Parish Links and Maps – Current coverage

Posted on 31 August 2014 by Shane

As of 2nd March 2015 details for all diocese are now included in this system. Counties covered by each Diocese : Achonry : Sligo, parts Mayo & Roscommon Ardagh & Clonmacnoise : Longford, Leitrim, parts Westmeath, Offaly, Roscommon and Sligo … Continue reading →

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