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Ordnance survey map of Ireland from times long gone

ha ha hello · 2011-10-27 12:32:02

http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10 Somebody in the history forum posted this link. I'm finding it fascinating to look up places I know and superimpose them with the ordnance survey maps of 1837-1842 (6' map) and 1888-1913 (25' map). It's pretty cool to see what the map of your home looked like in 1837!…

27-10-2011 12:32pm

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http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10

Somebody in the history forum posted this link. I'm finding it fascinating to look up places I know and superimpose them with the ordnance survey maps of 1837-1842 (6' map) and 1888-1913 (25' map). It's pretty cool to see what the map of your home looked like in 1837! An invaluable historical source in my opinion.

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#2 27-10-2011 12:46pm

ha ha hello

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The widespread appearance of railways between 1837 and 1888 is pretty interesting feature.

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#3 27-10-2011 1:21pm

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It's interesting to see buildings where there are only green mounds nowadays and know that they were once windmills etc.

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#4 27-10-2011 2:03pm

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Excellent stuff. Very interesting.

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#5 27-10-2011 3:30pm

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Xmas present to old relative - sorted.

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#6 27-10-2011 4:04pm

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GetWithIt wrote: »

Xmas present to old relative - sorted.

Good idea

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