David at kennedy_mailing_lists@hotmail.com writes: > There is a group of researchers in search of maps of the North Tipperary and Offaly region(s) from the different eras of Irish history. < David, You used the word "ancient" in your subject line. I am unsure what you would mean by that, but I'd certainly guess that you mean prior to 1254, which was about the date that Limerick and Tipperary were shired from the large shire of Munster. Offaly wasn't separated - from Meath - and bounded until 1556. And back before then, you're going to get only rough maps of kingdoms, tuatha, etc. Nothing worth calling a map (much less calling it "Tipperary" or "Offaly"). By the time of the Down Survey (1654, or so, as I recall) maps were made of various baronies in Ireland - which often corresponded to county borders. These maps are included at the back of the collected Ordnance Survey letters of the two counties - Offaly in 1839, Tipperary in 1840. If you look at these barony maps, you'll see just how "imprecise" they are (I was looking for just the right word - but the maps resemble my 8-year old greatgranddaughter's work <gr>). I don't have any indications that there were border changes in either Tipp or Offaly since the time of the Ordnance Survey in the 1840-ish period. But I'd be pleased to be informed of any info to the contrary <gr>. Hhere are a few books which might be of some use: Tipperary: History and Society, from Geography Publications, William Nolan, editor - may be of some use to you. An Historical Geography of Ireland, from Academic Press, Graham and Proudfoot, editors Historical Maps of Ireland, from Chartwell Books, by Michael Swift, has a 1759 map of Ireland which might be useful when enlarged enough. And, of course, the Down maps in the OS letters for the counties. I think that's about all I have. .............................................................................. ... Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts