{"product_id":"1783-armagh-richhill-loughgall-charlemont-dungannon-ireland-road-map","title":"1783 Armagh, Richhill, Loughgall, Charlemont, Dungannon Ireland Road Map | Taylor \u0026 Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1783 Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner Armagh, Richhill, Loughgall, Charlemont, Dungannon Ireland Road Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 26 from the second revised edition of Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s \u003cem\u003eMaps of the Roads of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e. The survey was undertaken in 1777, first published in 1778 and corrected for the 1783 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engraved heading, \u003cstrong\u003e“From Dublin,”\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent places shown include \u003cstrong\u003eArmagh, Richhill, Loughgall, Charlemont and Dungannon\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the road network extending across \u003cstrong\u003eCounties Armagh and Tyrone\u003c\/strong\u003e. Armagh is shown as a major junction with routes towards Monaghan, Newry and the surrounding countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEast of the principal route, \u003cstrong\u003eRichhill\u003c\/strong\u003e appears with roads towards Portadown and Tandragee, while nearby \u003cstrong\u003eHamilton’s Bawn\u003c\/strong\u003e is marked with its barracks. Further north, Loughgall is shown with its church, Drumilly and several named estates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackwatertown\u003c\/strong\u003e appears beside the River Blackwater where several roads meet near the crossing. From there the route continues through \u003cstrong\u003eCharlemont and Moy\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Charlemont Fort, bridges, waterways and nearby estates carefully engraved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond Charlemont and Moy, the road continues through \u003cstrong\u003eKillyman\u003c\/strong\u003e and neighbouring properties before reaching Dungannon. The sheet also records the River Blackwater, River Callan, churches, country houses, wooded ground and numerous minor roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combination of towns, river crossings, roads and named properties makes this map particularly interesting for \u003cstrong\u003eCounty Armagh and County Tyrone local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentified as \u003cstrong\u003eMap 26\u003c\/strong\u003e in Taylor \u0026amp; Skinner’s \u003cem\u003eMaps of the Roads of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e, it forms part of their extensive late-18th-century survey of Ireland’s principal roads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53866138272037,"sku":"TS-026","price":81.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/01-1783-armagh-richhill-loughgall-charlemont-dungannon-ireland-road-map-hero.jpg?v=1789858568","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-se\/products\/1783-armagh-richhill-loughgall-charlemont-dungannon-ireland-road-map","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}