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Where can I find Old Maps of Kilkenny?

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  • 21-10-2008 4:51pm
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    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    Not sure if this is the right place or not, but can anyone advise me where I might find street maps of Kilkenny. I'm looking specifically at the 1940's - is there any websites I can look up? Also would I be able to find any directories (for example) of who lived on those streets? I know the census would be ideal but I don't think its available for that time frame.
    Any ideas would be welcome.
    Thanks
    bijou


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    europerson
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    http://www.irishhistoricmaps.ie/historic/ is the Ordnance Survey's historic maps site.


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    Aelfric
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    Kilkenny City Library had old directories when I was in there researching many years ago. Also, the local Archaeological & Historical Society journal had directories published in two of it's volumes. Check the local studies section and go through the journal index.

    Have you seen a copy of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas for Kilkenny, published by the Royal Irish Academy? It has copies of all of the maps going back hundreds of years.


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    europerson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭europerson


    Aelfric wrote: »
    Have you seen a copy of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas for Kilkenny, published by the Royal Irish Academy? It has copies of all of the maps going back hundreds of years.
    I completely forgot about these: they're a great resource.


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