Free Maps of Ireland

Currently listing 54 maps of Ireland, in the following categories:

It is our policy to give away our maps of Ireland free for fair-use purposes. All maps can be used unmodified on other non-profit web sites. If you do use the maps, a link to www.irelandstory.com is all that we ask. Note that this freedom does not apply to other material on this site. Please note that these maps were all produced in the late 1990s through to 2001 but are not being updated as the people who created them are no longer actively involved with this site.

Street Maps of Towns & Cities
Belfast	Street map of Belfast, with 93 main roads and 18 prominent buildings marked. Scale 72 pixels = 1km. [82kB]
Dublin (greater)	Map of Dublin city, with 241 main roads and 38 prominent features marked. Scale 72 pixels = 1km [115kB]. This map is of greater Dublin and thus does not give detailed information on the city centre. Available separately is the map without the list of roads [91kB] and the list of roads on its own [25kB]. Note: this is a large map: 1141 x 1242 pixels.
Derry	Street map of Derry, with 80 main roads and 16 prominent buildings named. Scale 72 pixels = 1km. [46kB]
Omagh Town Centre	Map showing the town centre in Omagh and the location of the August 15th 1998 bomb explosion. Approximate scale 600 pixels = 1km. [12kB] More information on the Omagh Bomb.
Portadown Garvaghy Area	Map of the route of the Drumcree Orange parade and the Garvaghy Road area of Portadown, county Armagh. Also shows the area that is predominantly Roman Catholic. [19kB]
Belfast Religious Breakdown	Map of Belfast divided into Electoral Wards. Each ward is coloured to indicate the proportion of Roman Catholics who make up the population. Scale 72 pixels = 1km. [98kB]
Derry Religious Breakdown	Map of Derry divided into Electoral Wards. Each ward is coloured to indicate the proportion of Roman Catholics who make up the population. Scale 72 pixels = 1km. [34kB]

Historical Maps All these are taken from the History Section of this site.
Ice Age Ireland	Map showing the extent of the ice coverage in Ireland as well as the locations of the lower coastline and glacial landforms. (There is more information on the Ice Age and Ireland's Physical Landscape.) [19kB]
Ireland 100AD	Map showing the main Celtic tribes living in Ireland in 100AD. Also shows the leading royal sites. (View this map in context.) [10kB].
Ireland 650AD	Map showing the Provinces in Ireland around 650AD, 200 years after St Patrick. Also shows the locations and names of the Christian monasteries in Ireland. (View this map in context.) [20kB]
Ireland 795-851	Map showing Ireland in the early Viking period, showing the main monasteries attacked and the Viking encampments, labelled with dates. (View this map in context.) [14kB]
Ireland 950AD	Map of Ireland as it was around 950AD, showing the layout of the provinces, kingdoms and Viking territories and towns. (View this map in context.) [15kB]
Ireland 1300	Map of Ireland in 1300AD, showing the maximum extent of Norman control in Ireland and their main settlements. [11kB]
Ireland 1450	Map of Ireland in 1450, during the Norman decline showing the Celtic areas, Anglo-Irish areas and the English-ruled Pale. [14kB]

Ireland 1609	Map of Ireland in 1609, showing the 3 main Plantations that took place between 1556 and 1609. [11kB]
Cromwell in Ireland	Two-in-one map of Ireland in 1641 and 1703 indicating the effect of Oliver Cromwell's period of rule of Britain and Ireland. Compares the proportion of land in each county in Ireland that was owned by Roman Catholics. [11kB]
Poverty in Ireland, 1841	Map indicating the levels of poverty in Ireland on the eve of the Great Famine. An index based on literacy and housing standards. [11kB]
Severity of the Famine, 1847	Map showing the varying level of severity of the Great Famine across Ireland at its height in 1847. [13kB] More information on the Famine.
Population Fall in Ireland, 1841-1851	Detailed map showing the levels of population fall over the Famine period in each part of Ireland. [14kB] More information on the Famine.
Irish Settlement in Britain, 1851	The locations in Britain where Irish-born who emigrated to Britain settled [5kB].
Protestants in Ireland, 1861 and 1991	Two-in-one colour-coded map showing the change in the distribution of Protestants in Ireland between 1861 and 1991. [13kB]
Declining Protestant population in the Irish Republic 1891 to 1991	Graph showing the proportion of the population of the Irish Republic who were Protestant in censuses in the period 1891 to 1991. [7kB]
Changing Republican Activity	Four-in-one map indicating the changing level of Republican violence across Northern Ireland (1969/70, 1976, 1984 and 1993). [16kB]
Changing Loyalist Activity	Four-in-one map indicating the changing level of Loyalist violence across Northern Ireland (1969/70, 1976, 1984 and 1993). [15kB]
Changing Army & RUC Activity	Four-in-one map showing the changing number of deaths attributable to British security forces in Northern Ireland (1969/70, 1976, 1984 and 1993). [15kB]
Election Results 2001 NEW!	Two-in-one map comparing the result of the 2001 General Election in Northern Ireland with that of 1997. Colour-coded to show who won each seat, along with a breakdown of seats. [25kB]

General
Ireland Today NEW!	An improved map of Ireland in 2001 showing all towns with over 7000 inhabitants and all the counties. Gives a much larger set of towns than the old map did. [23kB]
Provinces	Map showing counties that make up the 4 provinces of Ireland. [14kB]
Blank Map of Ireland	A blank map of Ireland showing the coast and county boundaries. Use this if you want to make your own maps. [11kB]

Electoral Maps and Charts
Dail Eireann Constituencies	Map showing the Daíl Eireann electoral constituencies in the Republic of Ireland as of the 1997 election. [18kB]
European Union Constituencies	Map showing the European Union electoral constituencies in Ireland, as at the 1999 election. [11kB]
Northern Ireland Constituencies	Map showing the electoral constituencies in Northern Ireland as used in the overall UK Parliament elections and the new Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as at the 1998 Assembly election. [13kB]
June 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly Election Results	Graphic showing the number of seats allocated to each party at the June 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election. [8kB]
Northern Ireland voting trends 1981 to 1998	Graph showing the proportion of votes allocated to the top 4 parties in successive elections in Northern Ireland from 1981 to 1998. [7kB]
Election Results 2001 NEW!	Two-in-one map comparing the result of the 2001 General Election in Northern Ireland with that of 1997. Colour-coded to show who won each seat, along with a breakdown of seats. [25kB]

Religious Demography
Protestants in Ireland, 1861 and 1991	Two-in-one colour-coded map showing the change in the distribution of Protestants in Ireland between 1861 and 1991. [13kB]
Declining Protestant population in the Irish Republic 1891 to 1991	Graph showing the proportion of the population of the Irish Republic who were Protestant in censuses in the period 1891 to 1991. [7kB]
Protestants in Northern Ireland 1991	Colour-coded map showing the proportion of each of Northern Ireland's Local Government Districts that is Protestant, 1991. [11kB]
Religious Distribution in Belfast 1991	Colour-coded map showing the proportion of each of Belfast's electoral wards that is Roman Catholic, 1991. [98kB]
Distribution in Churches in Belfast, 2000 NEW!	Two-in-one map showing the distribution of (the 3 main) Protestant churches and Roman Catholic churches in Belfast, 2000. [59kB]
Religious Distribution in Derry City 1991	Colour-coded map showing the proportion of each of Derry's electoral wards that is Roman Catholic, 1991. [34kB]
Portadown Garvaghy Area	Map of the route of the Drumcree Orange parade and the Garvaghy Road area of Portadown, county Armagh. Also shows the area that is predominantly Roman Catholic. [19kB]

Administration
Republic of Ireland Administrative Divisions	Map showing the administrative (local government) divisions in the Republic of Ireland. (A key to the numbers on the map is given in Appendix A below.) [11kB]
Northern Ireland Administrative Divisions	Map showing the administrative (local government) divisions in Northern Ireland. (A key to the numbers on the map is given in Appendix B below.) [10kB]

Population Distribution and Towns
Population Density	Colour-coded map showing the population density in each of Ireland's counties 1992 to 1996. [9kB] More information on settlement in Ireland.
Settlement Distribution	Map indicating the locations and sizes of all towns in Ireland with over 5000 inhabitants. [9kB] More information on settlement in Ireland.
Northern Ireland Towns	Map showing the main towns in Northern Ireland today. [20kB]

Physical Geography Click here for more information on the physical landscape of Ireland
Ireland Physical NEW!	Shows the main mountain ranges, peaks, rivers, lakes and other physical features in Ireland. [46kB]
Agriculture	Map showing the agricultural areas of Ireland [14kB]
January Temperatures	Map showing the mean January temperature pattern in Ireland. [17kB]
July Temperatures	Map showing the mean July temperature pattern in Ireland. [14kB]
Rainfall	Map showing the mean annual rainfall in Ireland. [12kB]
Sunshine	Map showing the mean annual hours of sunshine in Ireland. [10kB]

Maps of Counties Note: Due to lack of interest no more county maps are being developed. However, we hope to launch a very large map of Ireland on this site in the coming months.
Donegal	Map of county Donegal, province of Ulster [ROI], showing main towns, roads and mountains. Scale 5 pixels = 1km. [25kB]
Fermanagh	Map of county Fermanagh, province of Ulster [UK], showing main towns, roads and mountains. Scale 5 pixels = 1km. [10kB]
Leitrim	Map of county Leitrim, province of Connaught, showing main towns, roads and mountains. Scale 5 pixels = 1km. [10kB]
Londonderry	Map of county Londonderry, province of Ulster [UK], showing main towns, roads and mountains. Scale 5 pixels = 1km. [13kB]
Tyrone	Map of county Tyrone, province of Ulster [UK], showing main towns, roads and mountains. Scale 5 pixels = 1km. [14kB]

Appendix A: Key to the numbers on the map of
Administrative Divisions in the Republic of Ireland

1	Carlow	16	Longford
2	Cavan	17	Louth
3	Clare	18	Mayo
4	Cork	19	Meath
5	Donegal	20	Monaghan
6	Dublin Corporation	21	Offaly
7	Dún Laoghaire & Rathdown	22	Roscommon
8	Fingal	23	Sligo
9	Galway	24	South Dublin
10	Kerry	25	Tipperary North
11	Kildare	26	Tipperary South
12	Kilkenny	27	Waterford
13	Laois	28	Westmeath
14	Leitrim	29	Wexford
15	Limerick	30	Wicklow

Appendix B: Key to the numbers on the map of
Administrative Divisions in Northern Ireland

1	Antrim	14	Down
2	Ards	15	Dungannon
3	Armagh	16	Fermanagh
4	Ballymena	17	Larne
5	Ballymoney	18	Limavady
6	Banbridge	19	Lisburn
7	Belfast	20	Magherafelt
8	Carrickfergus	21	Moyle
9	Castlereagh	22	Newry and Mourne
10	Coleraine	23	Newtownabbey
11	Cookstown	24	North Down
12	Craigavon	25	Omagh
13	Derry	26	Strabane