Ordnance survey ireland osi 19th century historical maps. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the ordnance survey maps, but were not published at the time. The journal of for the study of ordnance survey maps book. A paper landscape the ordnance survey in ninteenth century history ireland. In 1825, the british parliament made the decision to carry out a full survey of ireland. Ordnance survey memoirs of ireland family history library. Copies of a number of publications in pdf form in which streetnames are discussed can bedownloaded from the logainm website, such as an. The first thing that strikes the reader is the sheer. Prime2 is ordnance survey ireland s osi central database of spatial information.
Unearth amazing walks and breathtaking scenery whilst discovering britain at its best. Discover hidden gems across the country and see it for real with ordnance survey. Personal histories is an initiative by history ireland, which aims to capture the individual histories of irish people both in ireland and around the world. Explore books by ordnance survey ireland with our selection at. A paper landscape the ordnance survey in nineteenth. In this book every church and burial ground in ireland is identified in relation to a townland or street address. Coverage of ireland by the two series was completed in 1999. May 01, 2015 the ordnance survey memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of ireland immediately before the great famine. The ordnance survey memoirs arose out of a series of events that began in 1824 when a house of commons committee recommended a townland survey of ireland with maps at the scale of six inches to one statute mile. Carrauntoohil is the highest peak on the island of ireland. Select a county below to view digital osi letter books in pdf format.
It includes a gazetteer to assist in the rapid location of cities. Sullivan, the story of ireland, dublin 1867 in ireland as a prelude to a nationwide valuation of land and buildings, the socalled griffiths valuation, the ordnance survey was directed to map the whole country at a scale of six inches to one mile. Ordnance survey os is the national mapping agency for great britain. The ordnance survey os was established in 1824, under the direction of colonel thomas colby, assisted by lieutenant thomas larcom, to undertake a townland survey of ireland and to map the entire country at a scale of 6 inches to one mile. The complete road atlas of ireland by ordnance survey ireland. Catalogue of the maps and plans and other publications of the ordnance survey of ireland, to 1st january, 1898. The metric national grid reference system was launched, together with the 1.
Combining cartographic history with critical cultural studies and literary analysis, it examines the construction of social and political space in. The ordnance survey memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of ireland immediately before the great famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6 ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. If you want to pinpoint an more exact place on a map, such as your own house, you will need to use a sixfigure grid reference. This wideranging study traces the impact of cartography on the changing cultural meanings of space, offering a fresh analysis of the mental and material mapping of early modern england and ireland.
All of these historical maps at least up to 1922 are in the public domain and while the. A golden jubilee story and index to contents of fifty annuals county donegal historical society. The ordnance survey office was established in 1824 under the direction of colonel thomas colby to undertake a townland survey of ireland and to map. He was director general of the ordnance survey from 1911 to 1922. Pdf versions can be supplied as hard copy by post non vatable, or electronically supplied by email vatable and are non editable. B etween 1829 and 1842 ordnance survey ireland completed the first ever largescale survey of an entire country. As the national mapping archive service for ireland, osi has captured this and later mapping data in a digitised format. Early geological mapping in ireland had its origins in the search for economic minerals.
Information that could not be fitted onto the survey maps was provided in an accompanying series of aide memoirs or simply memoirs. Ireland map available for download and read online in other formats. Mcwilliams in 1824, the british government established the ordnance survey of ireland to create new maps of the country, which would in turn serve to address inequalities in local taxation. The history of that loyalty goes back thousands of years, as reflected in the vast collection of traditional placename lore, dinnseanchas, stories explaining how townlands and parishes got their names. Commencement, amendments, sis made under the act tosach feidhme, leasuithe. Yet a darker period loomed as the second world war broke out. The ordnance survey of northern ireland began publishing sheets of what later became the discoverer series in 1978, shortly after the appearance of the 1. A short history of the ordnance survey in ireland ireland within the.
Irish placenames postcolonialism colonialism pdf andrews a paper landscape the ordnance survey in authorizing landscape authority naming and the ordnance. There are roads that are not labeled on the survey atlas but are labeled on the collins maps. A short history of the ordnance survey in ireland ireland within the united kingdom. Most are town plans which were surveyed at either five or ten foot to one mile scale between 1837 and 1896. Ordnance survey originally the branch of government that produced maps for the military, now a civilian organisation that produces maps worldwide. Brian friels play, translations, depicts the ordnance survey of 1825 1841 the remapping of ireland, which by now had been under british control for over 700 years. In 1824, the british government decided to initiate a comprehensive series of sixinch maps of ireland, the first of its kind. Media in category ordnance survey ireland the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Catalogues of ordnance survey maps in the national library. Index of people and places provides over 100,000 entries for people and places, indicating the parish, county, volume and page number of each reference. A third of ordnance surveys civilian staff was called up and its printing presses were kept busy with war production. The placenames database of ireland and its local and family. The osi website offers online access to maps produced by the ordnance survey between 1829 and 19 and also includes genealogical location of schools, graveyards, churches, workhouses etc. The name wasnt printed on a map until the 1810 ordnance survey of the isle of wight and part of hampshire.
The placenames database of ireland and its local and. The memoirs are a useful primary source for local history and genealogy of the period. Author title publication details sample location comment. The first ordnance survey map was published in 1801. Ordnance survey wasnt used at all until 1801 when its director wrote it on a draft document. Ordnance survey of ireland archive royal irish academy. They were written between 1834 and 1841 and exist for twentynine counties, excluding cork, antrim, and tyrone. T he cubist jigsaw of overlapping sheets that is the ordnance survey of great britain is a national treasure, cherished by ramblers and righttoroamers, but in map of a nation rachel hewitt. The placenames database of ireland and its local and family history benefits. The memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of ireland immediately before the great famine. Pdf format is the most popular format and provides the mapping extract in a template which includes all licence data and a north compass illustration ready to submit for planning. This road atlas is a joint publication between ordnance survey of northern ireland and ordnance survey of ireland.
Since the maps were to be based on townland divisions, colby ordered a study of existing boundaries. A paper landscape the ordnance survey in nineteenth century. The survey, at a scale of 6 inches to one mile, was primarily a townland survey and not detailed enough for a proper valuation, so a more comprehensive survey was completed. Streetnames are usually linked in our database to the town or city and county in which they are located. Each one covers an area of 40km x 30km at the scale of 1. Map makers to britain since 1791 southampton, 1992 wa seymour, ed, a. The ordnance survey, for parsons, is a technology that at once rationalizes the local while abstracting it into the nationaland by understanding this defining point in the cultural history of ireland as a signal modern project, he is able to outline a story about the emergence of irish modernity that sees the continuity between its. The irish ordnance survey, under ltcol thomas colby, completed the worlds first largescale mapping of an entire country by 1846.
Mayo english, sheet map, folded ordnance survey ireland. The survey was intended to facilitate a uniform valuation for taxation purposes. Ordnance survey ireland books and biography waterstones. It is the successor to the former ordnance survey of ireland. Jan 31, 2020 prime2 is ordnance survey irelands osi central database of spatial information. Free osi data pdf maps map collections at ucd and on the. Oct 15, 2010 t he cubist jigsaw of overlapping sheets that is the ordnance survey of great britain is a national treasure, cherished by ramblers and righttoroamers, but in map of a nation rachel hewitt. Download pdf the ordnance survey puzzle book book full free. The site has been developed jointly by the geological survey of ireland, the geological survey of northern ireland and the british geological survey june, 2011 ireland. The discovery series are designed for tourist and leisure activities. The letters collection is commonly known as odonovans.
Ordnance survey ireland official road atlas 201220. Iii colbys instructions for the interior survey of ireland, 1825. I thought the survey maps were busy and confusing to read. Abstract a collection of mainly 19th century maps of almost 150 cities, towns, and villages in the republic of ireland. So called because in earlier days the survey was carried out under the direction of the mastergeneral of the ordnance. With forty maps and hundreds of puzzles ranging from easy to challenging, the ordnance survey ireland puzzle book is guaranteed to test your wits, put your friends and family through their. Suirbheireacht ordanais eireann is the national mapping agency of ireland. Launched in 2015, it has all the normal details youd expect to find in a spatial database like buildings, field boundaries, roads, etc.
Ordnance survey ireland osi 19th century historical maps 1,369 sheets, enlargeable to high res. Historic osi maps online the national library participated in a major digitisation project by the ordnance survey of ireland. Ordnance survey was set on course for the 20th century. The main body of the atlas contains 70 pages derived from the 1. Ordnance survey ireland act, 2001 irish statute book. Acclaimed for their accuracy, these maps are regarded by cartographers as amongst the finest ever produced. His insistence on attention to detail saw the improvement of many attitudes and methods at the ordnance survey. Ordnance survey ireland is the national mapping agency of ireland. The charles close society was founded in 1980 to bring together all those with an interest in the maps and history of the ordnance survey of great britain and its counterparts in the island of ireland. Ordnance survey os is great britains national mapping agency. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas parliament, statutory instruments, legislation directory, constitution and a limited number of pre1922 acts. Click here to view the entire archive of historic maps. Ireland thus became the first country in the world to be entirely mapped at such a detailed scale.
The ordnance survey puzzle book available for download and read online in other formats. The agencys name indicates its original military purpose see ordnance and surveying, which was to map scotland in the wake of the jacobite rising of 1745. Civilizing ireland ordnance survey 1824 1842 ethnography. The history of ordnance survey in ireland trigpointing ireland. It is hoped to build an extensive database reflecting irish lives, giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to add their voice to the historical record. As in britain, the formal start of identifiably ordnance survey work in ireland was preceded by a military survey.
The ordnance survey office was created to carry out a survey of the entire island of ireland to update land valuations for land taxation purposes. The ordnance memoir of ireland was a projected 1830s topography of ireland to be published. This book seeks to examine cultural and ethnographic aspects of the ordnance survey of ireland, established in 1824. John harwood andrews,geographical society of ireland,ordnance survey ireland,trinity college dublin, ireland. A short history of the ordnance survey of great britain. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. First find the fourfigure grid reference for the square and write it down with a space after each set of numbers, like this. The national library participated in a major digitisation project by the ordnance survey of ireland. Each townland is located in its appropriate civil parish, and each parish is listed in alphabetical order in its county and is preceded by a number which gives its location in a new genealogical atlas of ireland. The ordnance survey of ireland was established in 1824. For example, breaghva townland appears to be subsumed into moyarta in the t. You can also access pdf copies of the following publications from the history pages of the ordnance survey website. Placenames in ireland, loyalty to a place of origin is unusually strong.
The ordnance survey office was established in 1824 under the direction of colonel thomas colby to undertake a townland survey of ireland and to map the entire country at a scale of 6 inches to one mile. Browsing ordnance survey memoirs of ireland irish history. Whatever your adventure, let us help you find the perfect paths for a cycle with the kids, a stroll with the dog or a hike in a national park. Irish engineers, under the control of richard griffith, conducted this work, known as the boundary survey. The ordnance survey letters are the surveyors field notes, commentaries and. Irish statute book, acts of the oireachtas, ordnance survey ireland act, 2001. By the 1830s two geological surveys had been established, one being run from the valuation office by sir richard griffith and the other run as part of the ordnance survey. A beginners guide to grid references os getoutside. Catalogue of the maps and plans and other publications of the ordnance survey of ireland, to 1st january, 1898 by great britain. An eye on the survey published in 18th19th century history, features, issue 2 summer 2001, volume 9. The vertical datum for the shoreline should be mean sea high water in tidal maritime zone or normal water. As there are no associated maps, it is impossible to be certain how the boundaries of the 1827 subdivisions relate to the later official ordnance survey of ireland townland boundaries. A short history of ireland cambridge university press.
The journal of for the study of ordnance survey maps. Resources ireland and northern ireland history and. Catalogues and databases national library of ireland. The ordnance survey of ireland followed suit with the first of their discovery sheets in 1988. Colonel sir charles frederick ardenclose, kbe cb cmg frs 10 august 1865 19 december 1952 was a british geographer and surveyor. Larcom, colbys assistant in the irish survey, who conceived the idea of compiling a work embracing every description of local information relating to ireland. Pdf the ordnance survey puzzle book download full pdf. The valuation involved military engineers, through the ordnance survey, mapping and setting administrative boundaries and assessing the productive capacity of all property in the country in a uniform way. It carries out the official surveying of gb, providing the most accurate and upto. The cartographic element of the os project was completed by 1842, and a full set of maps exists for each irish county.
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