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Background information about the European project.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 15 Derry~Londonderry by Avril Thomas was originally published in 2005.
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Many Anglo-Norman boroughs were established in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries modelled on the chartered towns of England and continental Europe. They consisted of streets with burgage plots, street markets and town walls with gates.
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Links to other projects and other online resources.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 21 Limerick by Eamon O'Flaherty was originally published in 2010.
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Access to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas Online, GIS prototypes and Additional resources.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 22 Longford by Sarah Gearty, Martin Morris and Fergus O'Ferrall was originally published in 2010.
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A new phase of colonisation associated with town foundations occurred in the sixteenth century. New towns were planned under the Munster and Ulster Plantation schemes, some medieval towns were refounded and Gaelic market towns developed.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 26 Dublin, part III, 1756 to 1847 by Rob Goodbody was originally published in 2014.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 2 Carrickfergus by Philip Robinson was originally published in 1986.
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The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) was established in 1981. The aim of the programme 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...
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 25 Ennis by Brian Ó Dálaigh was originally published in 2012.
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The eighteenth-century town was closely associated with large landlords, or as in the case of Georgian Dublin, a number of them, who laid out streets and squares for middle class and gentry families. They were intended to be aesthetically pleasing and were steered by the interest and resources...
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The Digital Atlas of Fethard is a collaboration with the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Fethard Historical Society and the Heritage Council.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 6, Athlone by Harman Murtagh was originally published in 1994.
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Contact details and more on the IHTA team.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 7 Maynooth by Arnold Horner was originally published in 1995.
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In the nineteenth century, particularly after the Famine, emigration from the countryside, railways and street-cars, industrial enterprises and the increasing control of central government influenced the direction in which towns developed with commercial growth in the centre and suburban growth...
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 27 Youghal by David Kelly and Tadhg O'Keeffe was originally published in 2015.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 13 Fethard by Tadhg O'Keeffe was originally published in 2003.
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Published and forthcoming atlases and ancillary publications to date.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 16 Dundalk by Harold O'Sullivan was originally published in 2006.
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A chronological listing by publication date of all available Irish Historic Towns Atlas online editions.
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Digital Atlas of Dungarvan is launched as part of Heritage Week 2020
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 23 Carlingford by Harold O'Sullivan and Raymond Gillespie.
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