Miscellaneous Records

Grave Stone Inscriptions

Waterford City Council Library Services holds a collection of volumes containing gravestone inscriptions from various cemeteries in Waterford city and surrounding areas.

A searchable database containing information from headstones in some burial grounds in county Waterford is available on www.waterfordcountylibrary.ie.

Ordnance Survey Ireland Map

Ordnance Survey Ireland Historic Map Waterford city. 6" colour series. Surveyed 1841. Published 1841.

Ordnance Survey Ireland

Ordnance Survey Ireland Map
Ordnance Survey Ireland

Ordnance Survey Ireland Map

Ordnance Survey Ireland Historic Map Waterford city. 6" colour series. Surveyed 1841. Published 1841.

Ordnance Survey Ireland

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Maps

Between 1829 and 1842 Ordnance Survey Ireland completed the first ever large scale survey of an entire country. Acclaimed for their accuracy, these maps are regarded by cartographers as amongst the finest ever produced. They include every road, track and even hedge across the country.  The 6" series of ordnance survey maps were completed in 1842 followed by the 25" series indexed by parish, which was completed in 1913.

Both the 6"and 25" series are now available online free of charge in all public libraries in Ireland including Waterford City and Waterford County Libraries. A pay per view version of the website is available at www.irishhistoricmaps.ie

There are over 200 maps relating to Waterford city and county from 1050 to present held by Waterford City Library. In addition to this collection there are maps of Waterford city and surrounding areas dating from the seventeenth century onwards available in Waterford City Archives.

Thoms Directory

Thom's Commercial Directory 1909

Courtesy of Waterford City Library

Thoms Directory
Courtesy of Waterford City Library

Thoms Directory

Thom's Commercial Directory 1909

Courtesy of Waterford City Library

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Trade Directories

Trade or Street Directories provide names, addresses and profession information for family members. Many Trade Directories were produced for Waterford city and county over time.

Directories available in Waterford City Library for consultation include various publications from 1786-1911 For a full list of available Directories consult www.waterfordcity.ie/library.

A number of Directories are available online at www.waterfordcountylibrary.ie.

Newspapers

Newspapers can be a very useful genealogical resource. Local and national newspapers very often publish obituaries, marriage notices and birth announcements. Local newspapers carry reports on sporting events, court cases and various local events.

Waterford City Council Library Service subscribes to the Irish Newspaper Archives.  This allows library members to search The Munster Express and eighteen other titles free at any internet PC in any branch of Waterford City Library Service. Visitors can also use a dedicated PC in the Local Studies Room in Central Library. The Irish Newspaper Archives may be accessed at www.irishnewsarchives.ie

Waterford City Library newspaper collection includes The Munster Express from 1860-2007, The Waterford News & Star from 1848-1997 and various other publications covering periods from as early as 1771. All of these newspapers are available on microfilm in the Local Studies Department of Waterford City Library.

Ask About Ireland Irish Times Digital Archive provides online access free of charge for internet users within public libraries and schools in Ireland through www.askaboutireland.ie. The digital archive contains the entire Irish Times newspaper from the first edition in 1859 to the present. It is fully indexed and searchable.