Tag Archives: Bray

Tithe Applotment Records – Bray Civil Parish, Co. Wicklow

Posted on 30 January 2018 by Shane

The Tithe Applotment Records for Bray Civil Parish, Co. Wicklow do not appear to have been categorised correctly on the National Archives website system. Some records appear under other parishes – e.g. entries for parts of Bray town, Great Bray, … Continue reading →

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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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Co. Wicklow Postcards

Posted on 5 September 2013 by Shane

Scans from a postcard booklet titled “Souvenir of Bray“, produced by Irish Tourist Association. Date unknown but appears to be from the c1930s. Bray (Brí Cualann – “Hill of the Cuala territory” ), looking north from the road to Bray … Continue reading →

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Bray, Co. Wicklow from Pigot’s Directory of Ireland of 1824

Posted on 2 September 2013 by Shane

Bray – Pigot’s Directory of Ireland 1824 A Small, but pleasant town, ten miles south by east of Dublin, is situated on the southern steep bank of the river Bray, which is celebrated for its fine trout. It is much … Continue reading →

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1930s Postcards

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Shane

O’Connell Street Dublin, Bray Co. Wicklow, Enniskerry Village Co. Wicklow and Construction work at Ardnacrusha….

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