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The IHTA is a research programme of the Royal Irish Academy & produces historic atlases of towns on the island of Ireland from earliest times to 1900
Go deeper: https://www.ria.ie/research-programmes/irish-historic-towns-atlas//
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There are c. 150 maps, views and photographs, an essay describing the development of each suburb and histories of over 2000 sites from streets to oyster beds from earliest times to c. 1970
Clontarf by Colm Lennon www.ria.ie/irish-histor...
Rathmines by Séamas Ó Maitiú www.ria.ie/irish-histor...
Traffic map from The Dublin civic survey report (Liverpool, 1925). Reproduced in IHTA Dublin suburbs no. 1 Clontarf, private collection. Palace Skating Rink, 1909-13, Rathmines Rd Lower. Reproduced in IHTA Dublin suburbs, no. 2 Rathmines, private collection Royal Charter School, Clontarf, looking east, 1794 by William Ashford. Reproduced courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland, 577.
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers
ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers
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January 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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These atlases are available to be purchased/browsed via www.ria.ie/research-pro....
The IHTA is part of a European scheme where c. 620 atlases are published following similar guidelines.
Be sure to follow our page to further explore Irish history and keep up to date with the IHTA 🧭🤠
Irish Historic Towns Atlas - Royal Irish Academy
The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) was established with the aim to record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns both large and small. Each town is published separately as a fa...
www.ria.ie
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM