Image: Dublin hand drawn survey, St. Andrew's Church (25419849663)

Description: On behalf of all the Marys we wish you a happy Easter and for those in Ireland enjoy the ceremonies! Today we have a survey sketch of the area around St. Andrews Church Dublin, with some interesting notations. With thanks to [/photos/angeljim46/ AndyBrii], [/photos/129555378@N07/ sharon.corbet], [/photos/23885771@N03/ RETRO STU] and [/photos/91549360@N03/ O Mac], we have some context for those notes. In particular, it's suggested that the surveyor's signature at the bottom is that of John Greene, who was Dublin's first City Surveyor - appointed in 1679. The two main survey subjects are the site of St Andrew's Church, and the "mount or hill" in the centre. St Andrew's Church was first built in the 1660s in the Dame Street/College Green area of the city. The hill was likely the 10th century Viking "Thingmount" (Thingmote); a conical mound which was an assembly point of legal/cultural importance for the city's original Norse inhabitants. This survey is likely one from 1682 - not long before William Davies (mentioned by name on the survey) had the site flattened to develop the area. See: - The Thingmount of Dublin - Royal Inauguration in Gaelic Ireland C. 1100-1600 (page 46) Photographer: Thomas H. Mason Collection: Mason Photographic Collection Date: Lantern slide 1890-1910. Sketch itself from 1682. NLI Ref: M27/1 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Title: Dublin hand drawn survey, St. Andrew's Church (25419849663)
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