Galway
Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 28 Galway/Gaillimh by Jacinta Prunty and Paul Walsh was originally published in 2016.
The online version contains the cover, general abbreviations, essay, topographical information, select bibliography, maps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 25, 28 and the legend sheet to map 2. Users are encouraged to reference this digital edition in their work. Each pdf includes a guide to citation and usage on its introductory page.
Due to copyright restrictions certain historical maps and images that are available in the printed atlases are not included in the digital edition. The full contents list of the published original is on page 2 of the cover so you can see what extra materials are available in the printed version. On page 3 of the cover you will also find a general introduction to the IHTA. The general abbreviations for the series is included as a separate pdf.
Downloads
- Cover, contents and introductionView the cover, contents and introduction for Galway
- General AbbreviationsView the general abbreviations for Galway
- TextView the essay, topographical information and bibliography for Galway
- Map 1Map 1 for Galway (1:50,000)
- Map 2Map 2 for Galway (1:2500)
- Map 3Map 3 for Galway (1:5000)
- Map 4Map 4 for Galway (1:5000)
- Map 5Map 5 for Galway (historical)
- Map 25Map 25 for Galway (valuation)
- Map 28Map 28 for Galway (growth)
- LegendLegend sheet for Galway
Reading the maps: a guide to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas
Available also, is the chapter on the Anglo-Norman town from Reading the maps: a guide to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas by Jacinta Prunty and Howard Clarke where the town type is contextualised and case studies given.
Publications
There are three publications related to Galway available. The atlas traces the growth and development of the city of Galway from its origins as an Anglo-Norman borough and seaport.
Renaissance Galway: delineating the mid-seventeenth-century city (Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 2019) by Paul Walsh was published as an ancillary publication to the atlas and focuses in on the magnificent Pictorial Map of Galway.
Galway c.1200 to c.1900: from medieval borough to modern city pocket map from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas shows historic Galway plotted onto a detailed Ordnance Survey Ireland modern base.
Publications from the IHTA Galway collection
GIS Map
The Digital Atlas of Galway is an interactive map using layers of mapping and data from the topographical information on an ArcGIS database and is available to search and explore.
Digital Atlas of Galway
Based on content from Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) no. 28 Galway/Gaillimh by Jacinta Prunty and Paul Walsh, the Digital Atlas of Galway provides users with historical and topographical information about the city for selected time-periods.