List of townlands in county armagh wikipedia republished. This website provides links to townland data already available and describes the. Londonderry parish and townlands northern ireland family ulster. The viewer displays county, parish and townland boundaries and includes information on sites, buildings and landmarks of. Now, with the addition of maps detailing the location of roman catholic parishes in all thirtytwo counties of ireland and presbyterian congregations in the nine counties of northern ireland, this new 2nd edition moves the book to the forefront of. Books a dictionary of ulster placenames by patrick mckay websites. Northern ireland has no national library, so nipr aims to identify, collect, preserve and make available for public consultation, every book, pamphlet, periodical and report published in northern. By contrast, most irish roman catholic parish boundaries were established in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and are generally larger in area than civil parishes. Townland boundaries for both the republic of ireland and northern ireland, created as a seamless layer for the whole island. The openstreetmap community is adding more data regularly. Tithe applotment books for northern ireland the census substitutes collection at rootsireland. There is a small planting and some trees near the house. Here are some of the resources that i use in creating this website.
We found 3 books set in northern ireland and 8 others set nearby. Townland maps of northern ireland this useful site is buried at the bottom of. Over time, however, the boundaries of certain civil and ecclesiatical parishes came to differ slightly. In the republic of ireland townlands continue to be used on addresses. Tithe applotment books online timeline genealogy ireland. Londonderry parish and townlands northern ireland family. Now, with the addition of maps detailing the location of roman catholic parishes in all thirtytwo counties of ireland and presbyterian congregations in the nine counties of northern ireland, this new 2nd edition moves the book to the forefront of irish. Proni holds most of the books for northern ireland counties. The viewer displays county, parish and townland boundaries and includes information on sites, buildings and landmarks of historical interest. In general, archives relating to counties in northern ireland are held by the public. Proni historical maps viewer can be used to search and browse seven historical osni maps and four modern basemaps including aerial imagery.
Currently a number of irish mappers including rorym, mackerski, and manaboutcouch are working to rectify and tile military maps of ireland gsgs3906 from the early 20th century which show townland boundaries. Mac giolla mhaoil, anglicised to normile or normoyle. Townlands can provide a traceable address to the present day for our ancestors. It is probably best to wait until this process is completed as adding individual townland boundaries will otherwise be a painstaking project. The proni records cover only the six countues of northern ireland and. Townland maps of northern ireland this useful site is buried at the bottom of the groni online records search page and you will probably have to create an account on the site to use it. A townland is a small geographical division of land used in ireland and in the western isles in scotland. Tyrone parish and townlands northern ireland family. Give me the reasons why they think those names are not appropriate and they will be put before a public hearing in january and february which those people. Dating from medieval times or earlier, townlands were used to identify a small area of land at a local level. Six largely rural administrative counties based on these were among the eight primary local government areas of northern ireland from its 1921 creation until 1973.
Click on each county to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in the respective county. Baronies of ireland, in the proni library to connect townlands and parishes. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. An examination of the first os maps, of the northern part of derry donegal and antrim, shows the townland boundaries and associated detail with a few houses in the townland. County amagh land divisions ireland genealogy projects. Search for a townland, subtownland, civil parish, barony or county search townlands. Fermanagh, northern ireland townland boundaries osm help. In regards to northern ireland the cities of belfast and londonderry became county boroughs. The name usually reflects a local identifiable landmark, for instance a mountain, forest, church, large house.
These books were used to gather details between 1830 and the early 1860s, the exact information gathered changing with each piece of legislation during these years, and they do not all survive. Clear definition of whether a townland falls in either the republic or in northern ireland. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. The poor law union plu or union is another division of the country into about 160 units which does cross county boundary lines at times. The townland is roughly coexistent with upper and lower aughanduff mountains, both of which form part of the ring of gullion geological. However, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the ordnance survey. However, the latest edition of the discoverer series has elevated the townland once again. Nipr formerly known as the northern ireland publications resource is northern irelands national collection of northern ireland publications. Staff recorded the information required in field books, house books and on maps. On the reverse of the sheet, which was up to now blank, we are presented with a. Good afternoon everybody were in place names in ireland this afternoon and on your little giveaways i have provided the townland which is the essential address for your irish ancestor in other words thats where he had his feet on a piece of dirt in the ground an irish place name can be found spelled in several different ways in the original gaelic and various anglicised. Tithe was a tax payable to the established church church of ireland.
Select the name of the placeaddresscity in northern ireland, uk from the suggested list. Pomeroy is a small village and civil parish in county tyrone, northern ireland. The 2001 census recorded a population of 604 people. A true story of murder and memory in northern ireland by patrick radden keefe, milkman by anna burns, mak. Northern ireland, uk postcode lookup by addresscity, map. For a full list of townlands in county londonderry derry see below parishes. Each\ndataset is clearly marked with the ogl symbol shown belowthe ogl allows you to. They record local area names that may no longer be used, and often show parish, townland or other area boundaries. These are further subdivided and a barony is the largest subdivision which itself has a number of subdivisions called civil parish parish units. Yet religion is more socially and politically significant than many commentators presume. Theoretically at least the units fit inside each other, townlands into parishes, parishes. At weve collected information on the origins and meanings of over 30,000 placenames from all over northern ireland. When you are adding townlands near a county border, feel free to realign the county border when adding your townlands as the preexisting boundaries in openstreetmap for ireland were traced off much lower. Use the map or the links on the left menu and click on the county you are interested in.
After 1921, major boundary changes were made, most occurred in northern ireland which has their own index which has been filmed by the lds family history library. For a full list of townlands in county tyrone see below parishes. These valuation books are, therefore, the most interesting for family historians. Nevertheless, many newer road signs in parts of northern ireland now show townland names see picture. The portion of arable land is in the northern portion of the townland. At the introduction of the system there were 28 unions based on towns in the counties that are in what is now northern ireland. List of townlands in county fermanagh wikipedia republished.
Their boundaries and their names are often rooted in gaelic descriptions of the. Shanballymore is in the electoral division of oughterard, in civil parish of kilcummin, in the barony of moycullen, in the county of galway. Odonovan describes the townland as follows more than 34 of this townland is bog. Counties of northern ireland wikimili, the best wikipedia.
Search for a townland, subtownland, civil parish, barony or county search based on data in openstreetmap, here is a list of counties in ireland. Books about ireland, northern ireland and the united kingdom aisling twomey jun 7, 2017 i was born and raised in the republic of ireland in cork, about as far south as you can go. Various languages have been spoken in ulster historically. However, in november 2019, the public record office of northern ireland proni launched its tithe applotment books collection online via its free ecatalogue. Townland acres county barony civil parish district province. You will find the name, townland and parish and date of enumeration, but no images or additional details.
The capital is belfast and the religion is protestant, with a catholic minority. When testifying before the select committee on county cess, griffith was asked whether the boundary of a townland is the boundary of a parish, are the boundaries in any degree commensurate. Robert john jackson 27 september 1948 30 may 1998 also known as the jackal, was a northern irish loyalistparamilitary who held the rank of brigadier in the ulster volunteer force uvf during the period of violent ethnonationalist conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. The total number of inhabited townlands in ireland.
The creation of the irish ordnance suvey maps was commenced in 1829 and completed in 1858 producing 205 sheets and an index in a series of 1 inch, 6 inches, and 25 inches to the mile. Northern ireland legislated the removal of townland names from postal addresses in 1972 resulting in significant protest from a majority of its citizens. The counties and county boroughs in terms of governance were abolished in northern ireland in 1972 and replaced with twentysix unitary councils, many of which cross county boundaries. Small landowners may have owned an entire townland, or the land may have been spilt between a number of smaller landowners. About northern ireland, uk postcode lookup this is an online tool mashup to search postcode of a place, address or city in northern ireland, uk. In ireland counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. Townland boundaries for the republic of ireland and northern ireland as a seamless boundary layer with city council areas for dublin, cork and galway.
The townland system is of gaelic origin, predating the norman invasion, and most have names of irish gaelic origin. The application is searchable by placename city, county, parish or townland or by proni reference. Antrim, armagh, down, fermanagh, londonderry and tyrone. In 2001 the northern ireland assembly passed a motion requesting government departments to make use of townland addresses in correspondence and publications. In fact, religion has remained a central feature of social identity and politics throughout conflict as well. Townlands are anancient method of land measurement found only in ireland and can be very important in genealogical research. However very often irish texts, for example the book of rights lebor na cert. The boundaries of parishes are always boundaries of townlands. All books set in northern ireland on the global book map. There will be a tithe applotment book for almost every parish and townland in northern ireland from 1823 to 1837. They can be located from the 1871 and 1901 townland index but not in the 1851 townland index. Conflict in northern ireland is not and never will be a holy war. Search results for map, ireland, administrative and.
Northern ireland known colloquially as ulster, but containing only 6 of the 9 counties of the old ulster, antrim, armagh, down, fermanagh, londonderry and tyrone. Some even include sketches of the property, barns and outbuildings. Search for a townland or list townlands you need to enter at least three 3 characters of the townland name you are searching for. Additional polygons based on city council areas to cover holes for dublin, cork and galway. Although there are county pages for the 6 counties of the province of ulster that became northern ireland after 1921 i. Since its publication in 1986, a new genealogical atlas of ireland has established itself as a key resource in irish genealogical research. Walled settlements as quantified and identified by avril thomas in her book the.
Please note that originating as an ecclesiastical unit, the parish came to be adopted also as a civil administrative area. This is a list of the approximately 676 townlands in county louth, ireland. This atlas includes maps for the counties of ireland as they existed in 1849. The townland is the foundation of land division in ireland, so the starting point for many searches. The nai holds books for the republic and some of the books for northern ireland. Index of townlands, 1901 irish genealogical research society. The boundaries of poor law unions often crossed barony, county and parish boundaries but never intersected townland boundaries. Northern ireland is divided into six former local government divisions called counties, namely. The major source of irish topographical maps in the 19th century is the ordnance survey, which covered all of england, scotland, wales, and ireland. The townland valuation was the first valuation and took place under acts.
Boundaries commissioner dick mackenzie, who has the job of getting rid of 162 electoral wards across northern ireland, has invited local residents to write to him outlining their concerns. Boundaries of large areas, such as provinces and dioceses, are often. County fermanagh is the only county in northern ireland that managed to. The initial task of the ordnance survey was to survey the townland boundaries which would have been identified by the boundary surveyors. Parish maps depicting all townlands in the four ulster counties of armagh, donegal, londonderry, and tyrone by brian mitchell 1988. Based on data in openstreetmap, here is a list of counties in ireland click on each county to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in the respective county.
Based on data in openstreetmap, here is a list of counties in ireland. Each townland in this list has its county, parish, district electoral division and ordnance survey map 6 inch county series reference number given alongside. In the republic of ireland, most counties still form the basis of local government for most purposes. However, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors. List of townlands in county louth wikipedia republished. Guide to the archives of the valuation office the national archives. But northern ireland initially used county boundaries for administrative purposes, but revised districts in 1972. Some townland names and boundaries however derive from norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the ordnance survey. Valuation books going deeper into griffiths valuation. Townlands are still used in postal addresses in the republic of ireland, rather than postal codes.
The search interface takes a bit of getting used to but you can also just zoom in on the map and be patient the vivid orange townland boundaries will. There are currently 61,402 named townlands in ireland, covering the whole island. The city is split between two traditional counties by the river lagan, with those townlands north of the river generally in county antrim, while those on the southern bank are generally part of county down. The ordnance survey northern ireland osni largescale boundaries is a. County boundaries are essentially a collection of townlands and as such, the boundary of a county is the same boundary used by townlands. The townland is the smallest territorial division of civil administration. The following is a list of townlands in county armagh, northern ireland. The irish and uk governments dont necessarily use traditional county boundaries for administrative purposes today. Ordnance survey maps of northern ireland have usually included the names of townlands but not always their boundaries. They were used in arranging griffiths valuation revision books. The osni largescale boundaries is a polygon dataset consisting of the townland boundaries. These datasets which include raster\nand vector mapping, boundary, gazetteer, height, street and townland products \nare available for download. The search interface takes a bit of getting used to but you can also just zoom in on the map and be patient the vivid orange townland boundaries will resolve into a more detailed labelled map.
Search results for map, ireland, administrative and political. This is the smallest and oldest basic unit of land in ireland and is the key to finding the location of an ancestors place of habitation. Griffiths valuation house books are the notebooks that were used by valuators to record information on the majority of the buildings of ireland, be it dwelling house, outoffice or even lavatory in order to place a rateable value on the building and these records formed part of the informationgathering process required for the completion of the primary valuation of ireland. A talk about this project was given at sotm 2016, giving a useful overview. Books on the troubles of northern ireland belfast child. This list offers simple alphabetical navigation and overview while a sortable version of the list showing townland sizes, civil parishes, poor law unions, and baronies is also available duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Family history presbyterian historical society of ireland. Has conflict in northern ireland kept political dimensions of religion alive, and has religion played a role in fuelling conflict.
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