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@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 2:09 PM

Between cathedral and castle, a planned town emerged.
The Hightown was organised around High Street, with regularly laid-out burgage plots extending behind properties towards the town wall. Many of today's narrow lanes and property boundaries still reflect this medieval layout.
#MapMonday #IHTA

Extract from 'A survey of the city of Kilkenny', scale 200 feet to one inch, Dublin, 1758. Black and white map of Kilkenny showing the cathedral and surrounding streets and buildingsExtract from Map 2 Kilkenny, c. 1842 at a scale of 1:2500 Reconstructed Ordnance Survey of Kilkenny manuscript town plans Coloured map showing public buildings in red, private in pink, gardens, arable etc in green and water sources in blue.
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 2:09 PM

In c. 1173 the Anglo-Normans chose a different hill, 750 m S. of St Canice's to establish Kilkenny Castle.
The castle controlled a bridge crossing, river traffic and major routeways. Its location created a new focus for settlement and marked the southern anchor the Anglo-Norman Hightown
#IHTA

Plate 1 Part of view of Kilkenny, looking north-west, c. 1698, by Francis Place, pen and ink wash. (National Gallery of Ireland)Map 4 Part of 'The Liberties of Kilkenny', c. 1655, Down Survey (National Archives of Ireland)Extract from the topographical information showing the entry for Kilkenny CastleJohn's Bridge, Bridge House and Kilkenny Castle from the north, c. 1800 by J.G. Robertson (ed.) in Antiquities and scenery of the county of Kilkenny (Kilkenny, 1851, repr. 1983)
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 2:09 PM

The cathedral stands on a hill above the Nore within the footprint of an earlier ecclesiastical enclosure. Today's curving streets, including Vicar St, Dean St & St Canice's Place, trace parts of this early medieval boundary before the Anglo-Norman arrival
#MapMonday #IHTA

St Canice's Cathedral, 1839 by W.J. Wakeman, watercolouse, RIA Ordnance Survey sketches Black and white view of the cathedral and round towerExtract from 'A survey of the city of Kilkenny', scale 200 feet to one inch, Dublin, 1758. Black and white map of Kilkenny showing the cathedral and surrounding streets and buildingsExtract from Map 2 Kilkenny, c. 1842 at a scale of 1:2500 Reconstructed Ordnance Survey of Kilkenny manuscript town plans Coloured map showing public buildings in red, private in pink, gardens, arable etc in green and water sources in blue. Extract from the topographical information on St Canice's Cathedral
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 2:09 PM

Before the Anglo-Normans arrived, Kilkenny was an important ecclesiastical settlement centred on St Canice's & the crossing point of the River Nore.
The creation of a second urban core followed that transformed Kilkenny into medieval Ireland's leading inland city
#MapMonday #IHTA

Map 1 Kilkenny and its surroundings. Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1894 - 1900 at a scale of 1:50,000 Black and white map showing the urban core of Kilkenny with routeways and geographical influencesExtract of Map 6 Growth of Kilkenny, to 1758 (Rocque's map) by John Bradley Different coloured zones of development on a modern Ordnance Survey baseScreen shot of the extract from the topographical essay of Kilkenny with a header image of a prospect of the city
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 2:09 PM

We move inland to Kilkenny for our next #MapMonday thread.

Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 10 Kilkenny by John Bradley was originally published by the @ria.ie in 2000

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Cover of IHTA no. 10 Kilkenny by John Bradley, published by Royal Irish Academy Image of the market cross with people around it in a green wash
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 1:02 PM

IHTA Managing Editor @sarah-gearty.bsky.social with IHTA Chair, Michael Potterton in Kaunas, Lithuania at the International Commission for the History of Towns that is focusing on 'Forgetting and remembering the past in urban history'
#ICHT2026 #IHTA @ria.ie

Sarah Gearty and Michael Potterton posing for a photograph in front of a large screen with an historic image and 'Forgetting and remembering the past in urban history' above it.
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 12:57 PM

Join Ruth McManus on a walking tour of Drumcondra as part of the Dublin Book Festival!

📆Thurs 5 Nov 2026
đź•ť14:30
📍Belvedere House, DCU St Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra Rd Upper, Dublin 9

Booking details below🚶‍♀️
dublinbookfestival.com/event/drumco...

@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @ria.ie #IHTA

@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 9:12 AM

Every year we work with @maynoothuniversity.ie History Department to mentor student interns on their Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR). This year Jaime Reynolds was part of the IHTA team in June and July. Read about her time with us here in @ria.ie
www.ria.ie/2026/09/08/s...
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@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

To purchase Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 31 Cork/Corcaigh by H.B. Clark and Máire Ní Laoi please do so here:

www.ria.ie/irish-histor...
#MapMonday #IHTA

@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

Author, Howard Clarke, MRIA will give a keynote lecture to the UCC conference 'Cork Histories' on 11 & 12 September 2026 with his lecture 'From Finbarr to Beauford: mapping early Cork'

Details and programme here:
www.ucc.ie/en/history/r...

@ucc.ie @ria.ie
#MapMonday #IHTA
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@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

The Digital Atlas of Cork/Corcaigh allows the user to interrogate maps with the topographical information, spatially, temporally and thematically using a bespoke Geographical Information System #GIS

Free access here: www.ria.ie/research-pro...

#MapMonday #IHTA
9/11

@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

Map 2, the atlas reconstruction of Cork in 1842, allows us to see the accumulated impact of centuries of change. The medieval street spine remains, but reclamation and expansion have dramatically enlarged the urban landscape
#MapMonday #IHTA
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Map 2 Cork, 1842 Reconstructed Ordnance Survey map at a scale of 1:2500 Individual plots shown with principal buildings in red, private in pink, gardens etc in green and water sources in blue
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

Land reclamation was a major component of the urban morphology of Cork which can be seen through the maps of Phillips (1685), Carty (1726) and Rocque (1759)
#MapMonday #IHTA
7/11

Map 14 City of Cork, 1685 by Thomas Phillips (National Library of Ireland, MS 3137/16) Colour MS military map of Cork showing river, settlements and outline of the city wallsMap 18 Plan of city of Cork and suburbs, 1726 by John Carty, photostat copy (Cork City Libraries) Black and white map of Cork with heavy black lines for roads with coats of arms at either side of the mapMap 20 Survey of the city and suburbs of Cork, 1759 by John Rocque (National Library of Ireland, 15 B 14/9) Black and white detailed map of the city showing streets, rivers and principal buildings
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

The historical compilation map in the atlas brings these manuscript maps together, reconstructing Cork's development from c.625 to c.1750. It reveals how monastic, Hiberno-Norse, medieval and early modern landscapes combined to create the city we recognise today.
#MapMonday #IHTA
6/11

Extract from Map 5 Cork c. 625 to c. 1750 with sites and features overlayed on a modern base with the river courses
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

Speed's 1610 map highlights the relationship between settlement and water. Bridges, quays and channels linked Cork's different urban components, while the River Lee continued to dictate how and where the city could grow. #MapMonday #IHTA
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Map 7 Cork, 1610 by John Speed (Royal Irish Academy) Black and white printed map of Cork showing the river, walls street patterns and buildings of Cork
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

Hardiman's maps of c. 1601 reveals the dense medieval core. North Main Street and South Main Street formed Cork's urban spine, with a web of lanes branching from them. The 1602 map shows Cork beginning to push beyond its medieval limits into the hinterland
#MapMonday #IHTA
4/11

Fig. 3 Phases of medieval growth, to c. 1300 Black and white text map with areas of the city shaded showing the phases of growth and walls overlaid on a modern base mapMap 8 Town of Cork, c. 1601 (Board of Trinity College Library, MS 1209, no. 46) Colour MS map of Cork showing individual buildings, rivers, bridges and wallsMap 9 City of Cork, 1602 (Board of Trinity College Library, MS 1209, no. 45) Colour MS map of Cork at a smaller scale showing the city and hinterland
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

The cartographic story begins with the 1545 Tower Map. Cork appears as a small walled settlement occupying islands surrounded by marshes and tidal channels. Water wasn't simply a backdrop, it shaped the city's entire form.
#MapMonday #IHTA
3/11

Map 6 Plan of Cork, 1545, copied by P.J. Klasen and reproduced in Tuckey, 1837 (Royal Irish Academy) Black and white printed map of Cork city
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

Few European cities were shaped so dramatically by water. Through maps spanning four centuries, we can trace how Cork grew between the channels of the River Lee.
#IHTA #MapMonday
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Extract from IHTA Cork essay with an image with a prospect of the city in black and white Fig. 1 Monastic Cork Black and white text map showing the marshes and rivers around the site of Cork city
@ihtaria.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:01 PM

We remain in Co. Cork for this week's #MapMonday with focus on Cork City
Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 31 Cork/Corcaigh by Howard Clarke and Maire Ni Laoi was originally published by @ria.ie in 2024

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Cover of IHTA no. 31 Cork/Corcaigh by Howard Clarke and Máire Ní Laoi published by the Royal Irish Academy. Illustration of Elizabeth Fort and St Finbarr's Cathedral in a green wash