Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6 Ordnance Survey maps but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage of our communities. The Memoirs document the landscape and situation buildings and antiquities land-holdings and population employment and livelihood of the parishes.<br><br>This volume covers all of the parishes of Armagh except that for the city of Armagh itself which was never written up. It provides a unique insight into life in this area over 150 years ago.