In 1837, a book called A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland was published by Samuel Lewis & Co. publishers. It listed all the parishes, villages and towns in the country.
It was accompanied by an atlas containing a map of Ireland and maps of the individual counties.
ICON: Co. Limerick from Lewis'
Map of Cp. Limerick from Lewis' "Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland".
ICON: Co. Limerick from Lewis'
ICON: Co. Limerick from Lewis'
Map of Cp. Limerick from Lewis' "Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland".
Lewis's atlas contained the most accurate and detailed maps of Ireland that had ever been created up until that date. The dictionary and atlas are also important historically for the picture they give of Ireland just a few years before the Famine began.
Click on the image to see a map of Limerick taken from the atlas. The map shows the locations of towns, rivers and mountains. The coloured lines show the boundaries of Limerick's baronies.