Below is a map of Ireland from 1572. Its orientation is different than what we'd expect and along the bottom is the coast that would normally face towards the east, or towards Scotland and England on a modern map. You can clearly see Dublin (spelled Dublyn on this map) near the bottom center where it would typically show up along the top righthand corner of a current map of Ireland.
The beauty of this map is that it has many family names on it plus early names of certain areas and towns. I got a kick out of how it list the "Metropolis" of Armagh. Who knew that word was being used so many centuries before Superman!? Guess it's an old Greek word that made its way to this map.
Also of interest is how Carrickfergus is referred to as Knockfergus, both meaning Fergus's Rock.
A 16-17 megabyte PDF file of this map can be downloaded at oireachtas.ie. You'll have to search the site for it and it takes awhile to load into your browser before being saved to your desktop as a PDF. The version below allows for reading of just about everything on the map if you don't want to download it yourself.
The beauty of this map is that it has many family names on it plus early names of certain areas and towns. I got a kick out of how it list the "Metropolis" of Armagh. Who knew that word was being used so many centuries before Superman!? Guess it's an old Greek word that made its way to this map.
Also of interest is how Carrickfergus is referred to as Knockfergus, both meaning Fergus's Rock.
A 16-17 megabyte PDF file of this map can be downloaded at oireachtas.ie. You'll have to search the site for it and it takes awhile to load into your browser before being saved to your desktop as a PDF. The version below allows for reading of just about everything on the map if you don't want to download it yourself.
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