1830, 1833-37, 1839 (v.27) (The Ordnance Survey memoirs of Ireland 1830-1840) - Softcover

Angelique Day

9780853895145: 1830, 1833-37, 1839 (v.27) (The Ordnance Survey memoirs of Ireland 1830-1840)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853895147 ISBN 13: 9780853895145

Publisher: The Institute of Irish Studies, 1994

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 Ordnance Survey maps, but were not published at the time. In these new editions they act as a 19th century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage of their communities. They document the landscape and situation, buildings and antiquities, land-holdings and population, and employment and livelihood of the parishes. This volume contains the Memoirs for 4 parishes in east Londonderry, an area bordered on the east by the River Bann and stretching as far as the slopes of Benbradagh in the west, encompassing the towns of Garvagh and Kilrea.

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