Shane Wilson

One of my favorite old #Maps - nice detailed map of #Ireland
1838 published by the brilliantly named "Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge"

(reprinted 1844)

https://www.swilson.info/maps/sduk1838.php

#IrishHistory #Genealogy

Map of Ireland (Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge) - 1838

1838 Map of Ireland by the Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in Google map format (Created with GMapImageCutter)

Dec 14, 2022 at 10:18amWeb
Show threadTommy KavanaghDec 14, 2022
@shanew147 Interesting in the Meath extract, the spelling of what we now refer to as Tara being Tarah back then. - cool.
Show threadJim DalyDec 14, 2022
@shanew147 Do you know why parts of Kildare are labelled as Offaly and Dublin?
Show threadShane WilsonDec 14, 2022

@psneeze well spotted!!

these are detached portions of the counties - consolidated later by the time of the 1851 census and townland Index.

I mentioned the Dublin/Kildare portion around Ballymore Eustace in a recent blog post..

https://www.swilson.info/wp/?p=1535

#IrishHistory #Detached #County #Maps

» Duplicate Place names, Detached Parishes and Half Baronies

Show threadJim DalyDec 14, 2022
@shanew147 Well that's my mind blown to bits.
Show threadShane WilsonDec 14, 2022

@psneeze if you want to check further border changes have a look at John Speed's 1610 map of #Ireland - hint look for County Wicklow, the size of Co. Carlow (Catherlach) and how far south the Co. Dublin border is

Co. Wicklow was established in 1606, but this map missed that

https://www.swilson.info/maps/ireland1610-speed.php

or one for Leinster : https://www.swilson.info/maps/leinster1610-speed.php

Map of Ireland by John Speed - 1610

1610 Map of Ireland by John Speed in Google map format (Created with GMapImageCutter)

Show threadJim DalyDec 15, 2022

@shanew147 That's amazing. I never knew Carlow once had a coastline. And poor old forgotten Wicklow, the back garden of Ireland.

Thanks for this. It's fascinating.