If you use this to look at the older maps, then you can often find reasonable views - http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,588882,739883,0,10 - it just depends what was there at the time and what records are available now..
I think that it's very good of you to have set up such an excellent regular exercise programme for her. She's lucky to have such a caring man and I hope that she is suitably grateful for her good fortune.
Oh! Goodoh! - do you want a lodger..?
Work your way through these - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/forumdisplay.php/7-Irish-Model-Layouts - and see what you like...