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The DIB and 'Renaissance Galway'

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

To celebrate the publication of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh, we publish the DIB entry on Walter Lynch, by Terry Clavin, below. A vicar of St Nicholas's collegiate church,...

Dictionary of Irish Biography, Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Renaissance Galway celebrated with Seminar and Launch in Galway

Monday, 14 October 2019

The pictorical map, subject of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh was the subject of a seminar dedicated to the map and celebrated at the launch by Cllr Denis Lyons, Deputy Mayor...

Publications, Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Renaissance Galway launched at the Milwaukee Irish Fest

Tuesday, 27 August 2019

The Irish Historic Towns Atlas attended the 2019 Milwaukee Irish Fest to showcase the new publication, Renaissance Galway. 

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Dublin 1847 is back in stock

Thursday, 15 August 2019

Frank Cullen's sold out publication focusing on The Ordnance Survey’s large-scale town plans for Dublin (1847) has been reprinted

Publications, Irish Historic Towns Atlas

IHTA Seminar 2019 and Drogheda Launches

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

In a busy week for the Irish Historic Towns Atlas Project, IHTA no. 29, Drogheda/Droichead Átha by Ned Mc Hugh was launched in the Highlanes Gallery and Academy House, there were two public lectures on Dublin port and...

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

New atlas of Drogheda launched

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

'Drogheda' officially launched in the Highlanes Gallery by Peter Kennedy, President of the Royal Irish Academy

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

New atlas of Drogheda presented to President Michael D. Higgins

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

A delegation from the Royal Irish Academy, Highlanes Gallery and Louth County Council were invited for a courtesy call to Áras an Uachtaráin on 15 April 2019 where author Ned Mc Hugh presented President Higgins with an...

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Irish Historic Towns Atlas collaborate with the Heritage Council and Dublin Festival of History

Friday, 5 October 2018

The collaboration between the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) and the Heritage Council was celebrated this week with the launch of the IHTA Layer on HeritageMaps.ie and the Digital Atlas of Fethard as well as...

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Digital Atlas of Fethard launched

Monday, 27 August 2018

As part of Heritage Week, the Digital Atlas of Fethard was launched after a conference and walking tour

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

Digital Atlas of Fethard Transcribeathon

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Phase one of the Heritage Council-funded Digital Atlas of Fethard was successfully completed in Tipperary

Irish Historic Towns Atlas

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