1783 Taylor & Skinner Armagh, Richhill, Loughgall, Charlemont, Dungannon Ireland Road Map
Published in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 26 from the second revised edition of Taylor & Skinner’s Maps of the Roads of Ireland. The survey was undertaken in 1777, first published in 1778 and corrected for the 1783 edition.
The engraved heading, “From Dublin,” identifies this sheet as part of the continuing road north from the capital. The route passes through Armagh, Richhill, Loughgall, Blackwatertown, Charlemont and Moy before continuing towards Dungannon, with connections to Portadown, Tandragee, Benburb and Pomeroy.
Prominent places shown include Armagh, Richhill, Loughgall, Charlemont and Dungannon, with the road network extending across Counties Armagh and Tyrone. Armagh is shown as a major junction with routes towards Monaghan, Newry and the surrounding countryside.
East of the principal route, Richhill appears with roads towards Portadown and Tandragee, while nearby Hamilton’s Bawn is marked with its barracks. Further north, Loughgall is shown with its church, Drumilly and several named estates.
Blackwatertown appears beside the River Blackwater where several roads meet near the crossing. From there the route continues through Charlemont and Moy, with Charlemont Fort, bridges, waterways and nearby estates carefully engraved.
Beyond Charlemont and Moy, the road continues through Killyman and neighbouring properties before reaching Dungannon. The sheet also records the River Blackwater, River Callan, churches, country houses, wooded ground and numerous minor roads.
The combination of towns, river crossings, roads and named properties makes this map particularly interesting for County Armagh and County Tyrone local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research.
Identified as Map 26 in Taylor & Skinner’s Maps of the Roads of Ireland, it forms part of their extensive late-18th-century survey of Ireland’s principal roads.