Irish town plans before 1611

Andrews, J.H. (2004) ‘Classifying early Irish town plans’. In: Clarke, H.B. et al. eds., Surveying Ireland's past : multidisciplinary essays in honour of Anngret Simms. Dublin: Geography Publications, 237-8.

1612-1850

Law, A.B. (1997) The printed maps of Ireland 1612 - 1850. Dublin : Neptune Gallery provides a list of printed maps in Ireland.

Swift, M. (1999) Historical maps of Ireland. Edison, N. J. : Chartwell provides reproduced maps.

1830-1922

Andrews, J.H. (1993) History in the Ordnance map. Kerry, Montgomeryshire: D. Archer describes the main Ordnance Survey mapping in Ireland during this time.

A.D. 150–1906

Ireland from Maps. (1980) Dublin: National Library of Ireland.

1700s

Rocque Maps: John Rocque's printed maps include plans of:

• Dublin
• Kilkenny
• Cork
• Thurles 
• Newry.

Andrews, J. H. (1967) ‘The French school of Irish land surveyors’. Irish Geography, 5 (4):275-293 provides a list of the maps made by John Rocque.

Simms, A. et al (Ed.) [n.d.]  Irish Historic Towns Atlas. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Each volume includes a variety of :

• Historical maps
• Topographical information
• Prints
• Aerial photographs.

Maps of Ireland and its counties taken from Philip's handy atlas of the counties of Ireland, constructed by John Bartholomew; revised by P.W. Joyce, London 1882.

Ireland's history in maps B.C-1840s is useful for: History, Geography and Genealogy. It has a special focus on ancient and medieval Irish tribes.

Map of Ireland c.1500

Ireland c.1558-1640

Early Irish Maps. The collection has more than 70 maps, digitised from the “State Papers Ireland” by the National Archives in the UK. These are among the earliest cartographic representations of Ireland and are available at a fee.

Kennys sells various maps of Ireland in the 1700s.

Taylor, G., and Skinner, A. (1978) Maps of the Roads of Ireland Surveyed 1777. London: G. Terry.

UCD Digital Library contains:

• Historical Irish maps from the 18th century
• Historical Irish maps from the 19th century
• Maps by John Rocque
• Fraser's Maps
• Bound volumes of geological survey maps (1859-1913) originally held in the Royal College of Science that have been digitised and placed onto the UCD Digital Library into two collections. Enter "geological" into the search box.

Griffith’s Valuation was published between 1847-1864.  This was the first full-scale valuation of property in Ireland. It is an important source of 19th century genealogical information. It can be searched by family fame or place name.

National Archives of Ireland (NAI) holds Ordnance Survey (OS) records of Ireland since 1824:

• complete listing of maps held in the NAI and for access to their searchable OS database.
• a guide to the records of the Ordnance Survey.

Irish maps of Samuel Lewis, c. 1837.

County maps of Ireland. Source: Report of the Boundary Commissioners for Ireland, 1885.

1st edition 6" (1833-1844) and the 25" (1887-1913) series available to view through findit @UCD Library. See here  for an example of the 25" map which is available to view and print as a screenshot. Maps from these series can be purchased from the OSi website at full commercial prices.

• Log in to findit @UCD Library
• Select the Databases tab
• Search for “OSI maps”.

Access to online versions in Richview Library

Access to this series is facilitated through OSi's e-commerce service which is available in Richview Library. See here for an example of an A4 6" map. See here for an example of an A4 25" map. Maps from these series can be purchased in Richview Library at discounted educational prices.

Get more information about Richview Library's Mapping Services.

Special Collections in the James Joyce Library has original copies of this series in bound volumes, covering the whole island, except for Co. Carlow. Arrangements may be made for photographic reproductions.

Richards, 1901. Atlas of Ireland.  Access to full colour maps for each county, showing:

• Baronies
• Parishes
• Villages
• Antiquities
• Demesnes
• Markets
• Mountains.

Irish Historical Geological Maps.
This site, developed jointly by Geological Survey of Ireland and Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, displays a range of historical geological maps, sections and memoirs of the island of Ireland, mostly from the 19th century.
Includes a set of 1:63,360 geological maps and a map index for locating relevant memoirs volumes.

1500s - 1900s

Counties in time: documents and commentaries from the National Archives of Ireland. This aims to introduce a sample of the records held in the National Archives of Ireland, covering the late 16th century to mid 20th century.

Taylor and Skinner's road maps of Ireland.
A facsimile reproduction of the original 2nd edition published in 1783, entitled: Taylor and Skinner's maps of the roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783:

Shows distances in English and Irish miles .. and copious topographical details ... the large houses also give the owners names ... there is a personal name index at the back detailing every name recorded on the maps -- back cover

County maps of Ireland. Source: Report of the Boundary Commissioners for Ireland, 1885. 

Dodd's traveller's director through Ireland, compiled from the most authentic authorities, by J.S. Dodd:

[Being a topographical description not only of all the roads but of the several cities, towns, villages ...: their antiquities and present state ... Embellished with two elegant maps; one of the roads and post towns in Ireland, the other of the city of Dublin] -- original subtitle. 1801.

Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, c.1837.