1783 Taylor & Skinner Cookstown, Moneymore, Coagh, Stewartstown, Tullyhogue Ireland Road Map
Published in 1783, this hand-coloured antique Ireland road map is Map 27 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, “To Coleraine & Portrush by Charlemont,” identifies the wider journey represented on the sheet. This section continues the route northwards through an extensive network of roads linking the settlements of central Ulster.
Prominent places shown include Cookstown, Moneymore, Coagh, Stewartstown and Tullyhogue, with additional detail for Coalisland, Donaghenry and Ardtrea. The road network extends through parts of County Tyrone and County Londonderry.
Stewartstown appears prominently with roads radiating towards Portadown and the neighbouring countryside. Nearby estates include Castle Stewart, Barnshill and other named properties belonging to contemporary landowners.
To the west, the engraving records Tullyhogue and the surrounding road network, together with Desertcreat Church and the route towards Pomeroy. Numerous smaller estates, churches and residences are shown throughout this part of the sheet.
Cookstown occupies a central position on the map, with several roads meeting around the town. The River Ballinderry runs nearby, while roads continue towards Moneymore, Coagh and neighbouring settlements. The surrounding landscape includes Ballymenagh and several named houses and estates.
Moneymore appears at the upper part of the engraving as another important road junction, with roads branching towards neighbouring districts and Springhill shown nearby. Coagh is shown beside the river network to the east, connected by roads with Cookstown, Moneymore and the surrounding countryside.
The map also records Coalisland and numerous smaller places, including Donaghenry, Roughan and Ardtrea, illustrating the dense network of local roads that connected the principal towns.
The rivers Ballinderry and Tullynagan, together with bridges, churches, wooded estates and country houses, make this map particularly interesting for County Tyrone and County Londonderry local history, Irish genealogy and family-history research.
Identified as Map 27 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.