Birr in 1909 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided for maximum coverage. The main map covers most of the town of Birr, with coverage from Pound Street southward to Moor Park & Seefin, & from Mount Palmer eastward to Clonoghil House. Features include the Observatory, Scurragh, Syngefield, Oxmantown Bridge, Presentation Brothers School, Birr Castle, Cumberland Square, John`s Place, Manor Saw Mill, Fair Green, St Brendan`s RC church, Industrial School, St Brendan`s church, Court House, Monastery, Union Workhouse, Elm Grove, etc. On the reverse is about half of the adjacent sheet 35.14 extending coverage southward to include Crinkill, Whiteford Mill, Barracks, Whiteford Laundry, Millbrook Bridge, railway terminus, engine shed, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.