Down Survey Maps

Down Survey Maps Limerick County Library

Overview
Maps of baronies in County Limerick around the 1650's. Part of the first real land survey where the details were mapped 'down'. Part of the Down Survey.

Special Strengths or Significance
Those held are copies made by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton in 1908 from the original 'Down Survey' maps which are held in the Bibliotheque Nationale.

Keywords
Baronies, Limerick, Down Survey

Collection Details Contact Details

Years Covered
1650's

Locations Covered
Limerick County and liberties of Limerick and Kilmallock.

Events Covered
English confiscations 1600's

Copyright Contact
Margaret Franklin - mfranklin@limerickcoco.ie

Priority for Digitisation
High

Access Type
Restricted/By Appointment

Catalogued
No

Margaret Franklin / Damien Dullaghan
Limerick County Library
58 O'Connell Street
Limerick

Phone:
061- 214452

Fax:
061- 318570

Email
libinfo@limerickcoco.ie

Web
www.lcc.ie/library