Land Surveys & Maps
Land Surveys & Maps
Land Surveys:
- The Strafford Inquisition of County Mayo - edited by William O'Sullivan, Irish Manuscripts Commission 1958. (An inquiry into the ownership of land in Co. Mayo in 1635 listing each landowner and the townland and barony in which they resided.
- Book of Survey and Distribution - being abstracts of various surveys and instruments of title, 1636-1703 vol. 2 Co. Mayo. Contains maps of the County from Petty's Atlas, 1683 and of Tyrawley Barony from the Down Survey, 1657. Prepared for publication with introductory notes by R.C. Simington. Irish Manuscripts Commission 1956
- The Transplantation to Connacht 1654-1658 by R.C. Simington, Irish Manuscripts Commission 1970 (names the person transplanted, from where they were moved and their place of settlement in Connaught)
- Ordnance Survey Field Name Books - compiled during the 1st Ordnance Survey of County Mayo in 1838, these books give a list of townlands in each parish, their names in Irish and their meaning. They also give a brief description of the physical features of each townland and the proprietor of the land is usually given.
Maps:
The Library's map collection includes:
- A map of the Maritime County of Mayo in 25 sheets commenced in 1809 and terminated in 1817 by William Bald F.R.S.E. Printed in 1830 (scale 2 inches) (available at Mayo Maps)
- Ordnance Survey six inch maps of County Mayo 1839 & 1900 ed. (the 1839 ed. available at Mayo Maps)
- Recorded Monuments protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (amendment) Act 1994. County Mayo Archaeological Constraint Maps. Office of Public Works 1999
Contact Information:
Ivor Hamrock
Local History Department, Castlebar Central Library, John Moore Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Phone: +353 (0)94 9047953
Email: ihamrock@mayococo.ie