Waterford Places
Using Resources
The Waterford Places database contains pages for every barony, parish and townland in County Waterford. Each page organises resources to help you conveniently locate the most releveant information about your area. Included for each Parish, for example, are extracts from Place-names of Decies, The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1843-1844 [Waterford extracts], Ordnance Survey Letters, and the Irish Tourist Authority Survey [1941-45] as well as finding and links to electronic resources such as images, maps, eBooks and eJournals.
Use this resource:
- As first point of access for basic information on your Parish or Townland.
- To gain an overview of the resource range available on your area.
- If you want electronic documents on your area.
Main Features of the Database
Each placename page on the database includes:
- Organised links to relevant online resources
- Parish location maps
- Audio file providing bi-lingual pronunciation
- Old Irish typeface
