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Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« on: Thursday 09 August 18 10:08 BST (UK) »
Hi there

Does anyone have any idea where I can find a map of Leitrim Country around 1830 online? I need it to be quite detailed as I am trying to find the place where my great, great grand father was born. The handwriting is very hard to decipher on his military record so I am looking for places that are similar to it.All searches on line have come up with very little. The only clearly comprehensible word is Leitrim!

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Liz

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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 09 August 18 10:42 BST (UK) »
This is 1838, Leitrim on the Eastern edge of this sheet, about halfway down. Click on the map to return to the overview
http://ireland1838.com/ireland20b.htm
The site has a range of viewable maps
Newson, Steavenson, Walker, Taylor, Dobson, Gardner, Clark, Wilson, Smith, Crossland, Goldfinch, Burnett, Hebdon, Peers, Strother, Askew, Bower, Beckwith, Patton, White, Turner, Nelson, Gilpin, Tomlinson, Thompson, Spedding, Wilkes, Carr, Butterfield, Ormandy, Wilkinson, Cocking, Glover, Pennington, Bowker, Kitching, Langhorn, Haworth, Kirkham.

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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 09 August 18 11:08 BST (UK) »
Thanks. Will give it a go!

Liz

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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 09 August 18 11:44 BST (UK) »
Is this the same man? if so are you sure the address is a townland in Leitrim rather than Leitrim Street as in other thread?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=788997.msg6446064#msg6446064
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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 09 August 18 11:51 BST (UK) »
The OSI maps have lists of towns, localities and townlands.
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/
Use the search by county and see the drop down menus.

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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 09 August 18 13:34 BST (UK) »
Hi again- Thanks for the ideas. This is my brick wall - I can't find my relative's DOB or place of birth!

aghadowey - It is the same man- but I think it is not Leitrim Street as in his military records it specifies the county as Leitrim and also gives a parish- Inch (possibly Inishmagrath?)- and separate town - Black something or other I think. Also it would have been completed when he was about 20 years younger and presumably living somewhere else. It did occur to me though, as a bit of a coincidence...!

Thanks for you time. Always appreciated!

Liz

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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 09 August 18 13:44 BST (UK) »
Why can't you post an Image of what you are talking about?
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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 09 August 18 14:04 BST (UK) »
Hi Hallmark.

Here they are. I hope they are clear. I'm not very good at this!

Let me know what you think. I think it says Blackliner or Blackrock. I have had no joy with finding any of these places. I have tried on Rootschat with this before but with no luck!

Liz

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Re: Where can I find Old Maps of Leitrim online?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 09 August 18 14:14 BST (UK) »
This might be bit clearer.
Liz
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