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The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) project was established in 1981. The aim of the project is to record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns both large and small. Each town is published separately as a fascicle or folder and includes a series of maps complemented by a detailed text section. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas is part of a wider European scheme, with towns atlases containing broadly similar information available for a number of countries. Thus Irish towns can be studied in their European context.
Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 28 Galway/Gaillimh by Jacinta Prunty and Paul Walsh, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2016, is now available to browse and download for free as part of IHTA Online....
Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Dublin suburbs, no. 1, Clontarf by Colm Lennon has been reprinted.
We are inviting expressions of interest to volunteer as editors of the IHTA series from 2021 onwards.
Event postponed until 2021: This year's Irish Historic Towns Atlas Seminar will be postponed until 2021.
