What does my townland mean?
A townland (Irish: baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann) is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin.
How many townlands are in Ireland?
61,117 townlands
327 baronies, 2,509 civil parishes, 4,677 electoral divisions, 61,117 townlands currently mapped on OpenStreetMap.
How many baronies are in Ireland?
273 baronies
There are 273 baronies in Ireland.
What is the biggest parish in Ireland?
Ballymacelligott
| Ballymacelligott Baile Mhic Eileagóid | |
|---|---|
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) |
When was the townland Act passed?
The Townland Valuation was the first valuation and took place under Acts passed between 1826 and 1836. The objective was to create a valuation in counties, baronies, parishes and townlands for the whole country.
How many civil parishes does Ireland have?
2500 Civil Parishes
This type of parish boundary was the basis upon which Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. There are about 2500 Civil Parishes in Ireland and they are seen as the administrative units of the State; firstly under the British and later under the Irish government.
What is ded in Irish census?
The 1901 and 1911 censuses were organised by District Electoral Division (DED), which can make it difficult to limit the search to a particular parish or district. However, you can browse the area.
What is the meaning of baronies?
Definition of barony 1 : the domain, rank, or dignity of a baron. 2 : a vast private landholding. 3 : a field of activity under the sway of an individual or a special group.
What is the oldest county in Ireland?
Kerry
Kerry and Mayo are the oldest counties in the country, the Census has revealed. The average age of people in Ireland in April last year was 37.4 years old, up 1.3 years since 2011, with Fingal in north Dublin home to the most young people and an average age of 34.3.
How do you read Griffith’s valuation?
Richard Griffith’s Valuation shows land measurements in English acres, roods and poles (or perches). An English acre is 4840 sq yards. A rood is a quarter of an acre ie 1210 sq yards, so four roods make one acre. A pole or perch is 30 ¼ sq yards, so forty poles make one rood.
What is tenement valuation?
The Primary Valuation of Tenements, also known as Griffith’s Valuation, was undertaken in order to establish the value of land and buildings in Ireland as a basis for levying a local system of fair taxation under the Irish Poor Law Act of 1838. It was carried out by Richard Griffith and published between 1848 and 1864.
What is the townland index book?
This Townland Index book includes a list of the townlands and towns, their size in acres, along with their names of the associated civil parishes, baronies, Poor Law Unions and Counties based on the data available at the time from 1851 census returns and statistics extracted from the returns.
When did townland placenames change in Ireland?
Ordnance Survey Sheet Numbers for townlands within Civil Parishes as per Townland Census of 1851 including changes between 1851 and 1885/89 In Ireland, placenames changed and townlands were re-assigned to other parishes at times. This was most likely the same the world over.
How do I find out what map a townland is on?
The Ordnance Survey sheet numbers as listed in the 1851 census, equate for the most part (see Note), to those listed in the Griffiths Primary Valuation returns, and as such, with these numbers we can identify the map that the townland is to be found on.
How many sheets are in the 1851 Griffiths listing?
Note: In some cases, when there is more than one sheet number given in the 1851 listing e.g two sheets, then there is only one sheet in the Griffiths listing This page has been compiled using a number of references.