The Down Survey of Republic of Ireland was the outset e'er detailed province survey undertaken on a national scale anywhere inwards the world. The survey was taken inwards the years 1656-1658 to stair out all the province to last forfeited past times the Catholic Irish Gaelic afterwards their defeat past times Oliver Cromwell's armies of the English linguistic communication Commonwealth.
Trinity College Dublin has brought all the surviving maps together for the outset fourth dimension inwards over 300 years, digitised them in addition to made them available equally a world online resource. The Down Survey of Ireland website allows yous to browse all the available maps past times county, barony in addition to parish. Each map tin in addition to then last viewed inwards exceptional using the map viewer's zoom in addition to panning tools.
The Down Survey of Republic of Ireland website also includes a map of the 1641 Depositions. Following the Irish Gaelic Rebellion of 1641 a collection of accounts past times Protestant victims of the rebellion was assembled betwixt 1642 in addition to 1655. You tin stance the locations of the depositions on a Google Map, which includes options to stance the depositions on acme of map overlays of the 1670 Down Survey maps or an 1890 Ordnance Survey map.
