Maps
Our collection of maps is divided into Sligo County maps, Sligo Town and Borough maps, Estate maps and Maritime maps.
- The Down Survey was a survey of Ireland carried out by English scientist William Petty in the late 1650's.It is referred to as the Down survey as all the information collected was mapped or written down. This collection contains approx 150 items.
- In the 19th Century the Ordnance Survey of Ireland completed the first large scale survey of an entire country resulting a highly regarded and accurate set of maps. County Sligo was surveyed in 1837 and these maps have been digitised and are available online.
- A by product of the Ordnance Survey maps are the Name Books. Irishman John O’ Donovan was commissioned to compile books listing placenames together with information on the value and quality of the land, physical features and the origin of placenames themselves.
To browse our full Map Collection; please follow the instructions below;
- On the Library Homepage, click on the link "Search the Catalogue"
- In the search field select "Subject" from the drop down menu
- Type in "Maps" as a search term
- A full listing of our map collection with their designated Reference Code will appear
- Visit our local studies library making reference to the specific Ref Code and our staff will supply you with the Map
To view our online collection of Maps, please click on the link "Digital Collections" and scroll to the relevant section.
