That's brilliant, thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Doyle" <john.doyle670@ntlworld.com> To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Map of Dublin c 1850 > Liz, > > As an alternative, the Visit Dublin website has a map facility at : > > http://www.visitdublin.com/travel/maps/dublin/ > > If you click on the + symbol twice to zoom in, Merchants Quay appears on > the > left hand side of the map on the riverside. > > You can then use the left arrow to travel towards Guinness/Phoenix Park; > right arrow towards the city centre and on to the docks and the coastline; > up arrow for North Dublin; down arrow for South Dublin. Zoom out using > the - > symbol to get an overview of Dublin today. > > The site has a webcam which points to O'Connell Bridge and part of the > riverside. > > There are some podcasts for walks (iWalks) around the area : > > http://www.visitdublin.com/multimedia/DublinPodcasts/dublin.aspx > > If you want to listen to a description of some of the area and get some > historical notes. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Davies > Sent: 21 February 2007 17:12 > To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Map of Dublin c 1850 > > Thanks for this. > Liz Davies > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <adriana123@aol.com> > To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:23 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Map of Dublin c 1850 > > >> Merchant's Quay is on the south side of the Liffey where Capel Street >> crosses the river. Merchant's Quay is very close to Christ Church. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: edandliz@blueyonder.co.uk >> To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Map of Dublin c 1850 >> >> >> Hello John, >> I looked at your 1920's map of Dublin with interest, as I have a relative >> who lived there from 1910 onwards at least. He was said to be a wool >> buyer >> of Merchants Quay. I couldn't find that address on your map, though I >> presume it's a riverside one? >> Cheers, >> Liz Davies >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Doyle" <john.doyle670@ntlworld.com> >> To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:28 PM >> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Map of Dublin c 1850 >> >> >>> The streets are still there. They can be seen on the following 1920's >>> map: >>> >>> http://www.mywebtree.co.uk/diane/dublin%2022%20Jan%2007.jpg >>> >>> You should be able to download this and zoom in or zoom in online. >>> >>> South Side >>> Mercer Street Upper and Lower are to the east of St Stephen's Green - >>> see >>> bottom edge of the map, and look for a label Gaiety Theatre. >>> Trinity Street is to the east of Trinity College, just off Dame Street. >>> Look >>> northwards from the Gaiety Theatre label. >>> >>> North Side >>> Follow O'Connell St northwards from the river. Turn right onto Parnell >>> St >>> and then the second on the left is North Great Georges St. >>> >>> There are some more modern maps of Dublin in the same directoy at : >>> >>> http://www.mywebtree.co.uk/diane/ >>> >>> The files are largish. >>> >>> John >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Adriana123@aol.com >>> Sent: 18 February 2007 17:11 >>> To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Map of Dublin c 1850 >>> >>> Can anyone direct me to a map of Dublin City from the 1850's and/or >>> 1860's? >>> >>> I am traveling to Dublin for the first time this summer and I have >>> several >>> family addresses from that period that I want to visit. I need to verify >>> that >>> the street names haven't changed since then. >>> >>>>From a birth certificate in 1867 - 11 Upper Mercer Street >>>>From Shaw's directory 1850 - 7 Trinity Street; 19 North Great Georges >>> Street. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Adriana >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body > >> of >> the message >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> Check out the new AOL. 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