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''[[Ireland]]'' | ''[[Ireland]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] ''Maps'' | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
[[Image:Map of Ireland.jpg|thumb|right|269x336px]] | [[Image:Map of Ireland.jpg|thumb|right|269x336px|Map of Ireland.jpg]] | ||
Maps are helpful in locating the places where your ancestor lived. They help you identify neighboring towns, parishes, and geographic features. They can help you locate parish churches. They can show the transportation routes that your ancestor could have used in moving. | Maps are helpful in locating the places where your ancestor lived. They help you identify neighboring towns, parishes, and geographic features. They can help you locate parish churches. They can show the transportation routes that your ancestor could have used in moving. | ||
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The following work explains the history and details of the Ordnance Survey maps: Harley, J. B. ''Ordnance Survey Maps: A Descriptive Manual. Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1975.'' (Family History Library {{FHL|280190|title-id|disp=book 942 E3osa}}.) | The following work explains the history and details of the Ordnance Survey maps: Harley, J. B. ''Ordnance Survey Maps: A Descriptive Manual. Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1975.'' (Family History Library {{FHL|280190|title-id|disp=book 942 E3osa}}.) | ||
==== '''Chart: Map of Ireland pre-1 April 1974''' ==== | |||
Reproduced with permission of The Federation of Family History Societies | |||
[[Image:Irish 3A.jpg]] | |||
==== Chart: Map of Northern Ireland post-1974 ==== | |||
[[Image:Map of Northern Ireland post 1974.jpg]]<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Political Geography (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Political_Geography_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | |||
=== Using Maps === | === Using Maps === | ||
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=== Online Maps === | === Online Maps === | ||
====Ireland Through the Centuries==== | ==== Ireland Through the Centuries ==== | ||
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/ireland.jpg Ireland in 1982] | |||
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/WM/492/ Ireland in 1925] | *[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/ireland.jpg Ireland in 1982] | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/br6icj Ireland in 1901] | *[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/WM/492/ Ireland in 1925] | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/amw8hv Ireland in 1869] | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/br6icj Ireland in 1901] | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/e305w0 Ireland in 1844] | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/amw8hv Ireland in 1869] | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/d66i9s Ireland in 1813] | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/e305w0 Ireland in 1844] | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/mlmquc Ireland in 1798] | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/d66i9s Ireland in 1813] | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/98cef6 Ireland in 1750] | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/mlmquc Ireland in 1798] | ||
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/WM/2607/ Ireland in 1714] | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/98cef6 Ireland in 1750] | ||
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/WM/2607/ Ireland in 1714] | |||
*[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?gmd:5:./temp/~ammem_54mE:: Ireland in 1606] | *[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?gmd:5:./temp/~ammem_54mE:: Ireland in 1606] | ||
====Other Online Resources==== | ==== Other Online Resources ==== | ||
*[http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php The Down Survey of Ireland]: An interactive collection of county, barony, and parish maps for Ireland | |||
*[http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php The Down Survey of Ireland]: An interactive collection of county, barony, and parish maps for Ireland | |||
*[http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ The Irish Ancestors]: Civil and Catholic Church parish maps | *[http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ The Irish Ancestors]: Civil and Catholic Church parish maps | ||
*[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10 Ordnance Survey Ireland]: A free, interactive, viewable map | *[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10 Ordnance Survey Ireland]: A free, interactive, viewable map | ||
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==== FamilySearch Maps ==== | ==== FamilySearch Maps ==== | ||
The [[Ireland Rural and City Maps]] page has a list of maps found in the [[Family History Library]]. The blue links will take you to FamilySearch where there may be further information. The items in the list may be available at the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and may be ordered form the Library and searched at the [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family History Center] near you. | The [[Ireland Rural and City Maps]] page has a list of maps found in the [[Family History Library]]. The blue links will take you to FamilySearch where there may be further information. The items in the list may be available at the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and may be ordered form the Library and searched at the [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family History Center] near you. | ||
=== Publications that can help you locate maps === | === Publications that can help you locate maps === | ||
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{{Place|Ireland}} | {{Place|Ireland}} | ||
[[Category:Ireland|Maps]] [[Category: | [[Category:Ireland|Maps]] [[Category:Maps_by_country]] | ||