Hi Murray, What year or years do your Administrative Districts cover? Chris Langdon On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 at 13:58:38 +1300 > From: Murray <[email protected]> said: > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Administrative District Map upgrade > To: [email protected] > > I have just updated my webpage Interactive Administrative > District map > of Ireland > <http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html> to > make > it easier to use (at least I hope that it will!) - you may > need to press > F5 to update the page. > > As each different browser and screen can effect what you > see, if anyone > has any issues could you please let me know as soon as > possible (I would > love to get your feedback regardless!). > > --------------------- > > As well as upgrading the user interface I have added the > ability to see > two versions of the civil parishes (in both the maps and > lists of > townlands): as they were in the 1851 census and as they > were in the > Griffith Valuation. > > In the process of doing the valuation, Griffith decided to > 're-engineer' > parishes, apparently to join outlying townlands into their > surrounding > parishes and to balance populations. As he had been > previously told not > to do this, he was quickly stopped. Previously I thought > that the > changes he made were restricted largely to Antrim and Down, > but in > updating the database for Fermanagh I found that he had > also made > significant changes there too. It would appear that he > started work on a > number of fronts and so it is possible that such changes > were made in > many counties. > > The website now lists two civil parishes: Civil Parish > (1851 Census) and > Civil Parish (Griffith Valuation), the maps for each are > drawn in > different colours to allow you to easily see changes, and > the actual > townlands are listed for each type. > > So far I have only updated Fermanagh and so elsewhere the > Civil Parishes > (until I update each of the other counties) are listed as > being from the > 1851 census version even if they are not. If I am aware > that the two > versions are different however, the notes in the pop-up > window usually > indicate what changes were made. > > -- > > Kind Regards > > Murray > Christchurch > New Zealand > > Visit us at KiwiCelts.com <http://kiwicelts.com> for > ... > > * The only comprehensive list and map of New Zealand > Cemeteries > > <http://fhr.kiwicelts.com/Cemeteries/NZ_Cemetery_Map.html> > (now including many CWGC cemeteries around the world > with NZ > service burials) > * Interactive Administrative District map of Ireland > > <http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html> > * Our Family History > <http://family.kiwicelts.com>