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Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 27 Youghal was launched in the Royal Irish Academy by William J. Smyth.
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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, following his appointment as bishop of Clonfert in 1647 Lynch was...
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For the first time since 2019, the annual Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) meeting was held in Academy House, as well as a first hybrid event. Ten years on from Reading the maps publication, speakers were selected from various fields, archaeology, architecture, teaching etc. that...
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 28, Galway/Gaillimh by Jacinta Prunty and Paul Walsh was launched by President Higgins in Galway City Museum on 1 November 2016.
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Cartographic editor Sarah Gearty tells us what we can expect to see in the next atlas in the series and author John Martin gives us a flavour of historic Dungarvan.
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The Irish Historic Towns Atlas have been awarded a grant from the Heritage Council’s Heritage Stewardship Fund 2023.
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More maps and texts: sources and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas was launched by Keith Lilley at the culmination of the IHTA seminar 'Modernising Townscapes: urban evolution in Ireland and Great Britain from the Reformation to industrialisation, 1540–1840
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We are inviting expressions of interest to volunteer as editors of the IHTA series from 2021 onwards.
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Roddy Doyle launched Dublin, Part III, 1756 to 1847 by Rob Goodbody.
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We remember John Andrews, MRIA, who died on Friday (15 November 2019) in Chepstow, Wales. Founding father of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, historical geographer and renowned historian of Irish cartography, he was a formidable intellectual presence throughout his life. Our thoughts are with his...
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A combined launch of recent Irish Historic Towns Atlas publications took place in Academy House on 19 May 2022 at the and of a day of workshops.
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Dublin , part I to 1610 by H.B. Clarke and Limerick by Eamon O'Flaherty are now freely available as part of IHTA Online from today.
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Bringing ‘Heritage to your doorstep’ the latest atlas from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas on Dungarvan released digitally on 18 August 2020 in a first for the project.
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We are delighted to announce that the Royal Irish Academy will once again be participating in Culture Night on Friday 22 September 2023 and will be open to the public from 17:00 to 21:00.
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Phase one of the Heritage Council-funded Digital Atlas of Fethard was successfully completed in Tipperary
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Dublin suburbs, no. 1, Clontarf by Colm Lennon has been reprinted.
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A comparative seminar of Irish and European towns in the Historic Towns Atlas project.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 27 Youghal by David Kelly and Tadhg O'Keeffe, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2015, is now available to browse for free as part of IHTA Online.
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We are looking for feedback on the Irish Historic Towns Atlas Website.
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Athlone, Carlingford, Carrickfergus, Fethard, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Sligo and Trim are freely availble to search or download.
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The Royal Irish Academy has developed teaching material that is of use in the classroom. Designed to be both stimulating to students and integral to the relevant school curriculum, the goal is to motivate and inspire primary, second level and third level students on the...
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The walking tours held in the South-East City, Drumcondra, Kilmainham, Rathmines and Clontarf sold out early for Heritage Week 2023.
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As part of Heritage Week, the Digital Atlas of Fethard was launched after a conference and walking tour
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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.
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Dublin, part III author, Rob Goodbody, recognised by the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland for his work on Dublin.
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