Digital Atlas of Dungarvan
Based on content for Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 30, Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán by John Martin (forthcoming, October 2020)
About the Project
Freely available and accessible online, the Digital Atlas of Dungarvan is an interactive map created by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project at the Royal Irish Academy. It provides detailed historical information about streets, buildings and sites in Dungarvan, overlaying them on a series of town plans of different dates.
The Digital Atlas of Dungarvan is a National Heritage Week 2020 project. Produced by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Royal Irish Academy, it is supported by partners Waterford City and County Council, Ordnance Survey Ireland and the National Archives of Ireland. The atlas and this StoryMap were created using ESRI software.
Background
The Digital Atlas is based on content from Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 30, Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán . The author is John Martin, and the print version of the atlas will be published in October 2020, though it is available for pre-order now.
The Digital Atlas of Dungarvan provides layers of historic Ordnance Survey maps that show how the town has changed over time. A specially digitised key map shows the town in 1841, where detailed historical information on c. 650 individual sites has been incorporated. This will be an invaluable tool for heritage hunters, locals and school classrooms alike.
Scroll down the pages of this StoryMap to learn how to use the atlas to find out more about Dungarvan's rich urban history and to learn more about the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project.
Now take a look at the Digital Atlas of Dungarvan