Dublin City & County Maps - 1837/48/63/85 + 1904 Street Index

[shanew147]

I've scanned and processed the Dublin City map from my 1848 Thom's directory, and converted it to google map format which can be zoomed and panned in the usual ways. The original map is not very large (c39cm x 28cm) but is quite detailed, and covers the city area.

The link to view this is : http://www.rootschat.com/links/07gy/


Shane

[kooky]

Thanks Shane! Very interesting.
Can you explain why the river Liffey is described as 'River Anna Liffey' ?
Kooky

[PrueM]

Thanks Shane! Very interesting.
Can you explain why the river Liffey is described as 'River Anna Liffey' ?
Kooky

I found this reference on Wikipedia:
The river was previously named An Ruirthech, meaning "fast (or strong) runner".[1] The word Liphe (or Life) referred originally to the name of the plain through which the river ran, but eventually came to refer to the river itself.[2] It was also known as the Anna Liffey,[3] possibly from an Anglicization of Abhainn na Life, the Irish phrase that translates into English as River Liffey.[4]

INteresting 

Beautiful map, Shane!  Thank you for sharing.  I wish I had Dublin ancestors so I could use it in my research.

Cheers
Prue

[kooky]

Thank you Prue!
I have already had a very good look at the map. It could prove very useful if I ever get as far back as 1848
Many addresses from 70s and later are there anyway.
Kooky

[shanew147]

I've a few other later maps which I hope to gradually add to this collection.

Interesting question about the name for the Liffey, Kooky - I'd seen the name used before but never even thought about it before. The name Anna Livia is sometimes used for the River... we had a fountain/sculpture representing the river installed in O'Connell St for Dublin's Millennium celebrations in 1988, which was named Anna Livia. It has since been removed, and the council are hoping to reinstate it in a new location soon. Like all Dublin landmarks the fountain acquired a nickname - in this case 'The Floozie in the Jacuzzi'!



Shane

[eadaoin]

It's a wonderful map - thank you Shane!

(Only joking - do you think we should start a thread, giving all the names of the statues, etc. .. "the Hags with the Bags" .....)

eadaoin

[shanew147]

I wonder when this tradition of these nick-names for statues & landmarks in Dublin started - do other cities do this ?


Shane

[shanew147]

I've added two more Dublin city maps and a street index :

1863 and 1885 Dublin City Maps and a 1904 Street Index,  this can be used to establish where minor streets are located based on the adjoining streets.

I've posted the links in the Dublin Resources section at this link


Shane

[deccam]

Just had a browse through the maps Shane,fabulous stuff.