In the republic of ireland townland names form the basis of the postal address system in rural areas. Townland or town listed alphabetically area of townland in acres county the townland is located in barony the townland is located in parish the townland is located in poor law union in 1857 is located in. Discover the best northern ireland travel guides in best sellers. Peter taylors top 10 books on the troubles books the.
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. Map collections at ucd and on the web historic maps all island ireland search this guide search. Townland road, crumlin antrim northern ireland uk postcodes. The data is not just limited to townlands lots of other named geographical features are also included. The viewer displays county, parish and townland boundaries and includes information on sites, buildings and landmarks of historical interest. However, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors. Antrim townlands geographical index table nidirect. If you have a question about a government service or policy, you should contact the relevant government organisation directly as we dont have access to information about you held by government departments. Finding townland names and their boundaries pages 15. Lambeg is also an electoral ward of lisburn council. Dating from medieval times or earlier, townlands were used to identify a small area of land at a local level. Our most famous poet, seamus heaney, uses local names in his poetry, and i quote so i say to myself gweebarra. Based on data in openstreetmap, here is a list of counties in ireland.
However, it is separated from the surrounding urban area by a narrow stretch of countryside. 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 island, grange lower townland, newry armagh portion civil parish, barony of oneilland west, co. 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 following is a list of townlands within belfast city excluding the suburbs of. You may wish to compare this list below with wikipedias list of civil parishes in armagh. Simply fill in your ancestors name to start discovering your northern irish family history with our free search facility. Feb 21, 2002 peter taylors top 10 books on the troubles. Armagh 160 townlands fews lower 96 townlands fews upper 96 townlands oneilland west 201 townlands orior lower 116 townlands tiranny 118 townlands there are 43 civil parishes in co.
However, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the ordnance survey. Crumlin postcode is a sixcharacter string that forms part of a postal address in antrim, northern ireland. You can use it to report a problem or suggest an improvement to a webpage. Please note that originating as an ecclesiastical unit, the parish came to be adopted also as a civil administrative area. The proni records cover only the six countues of northern ireland and. Click on each county to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in the respective county. 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. Rain dogs by adrian mckinty, gun street girl by adrian mckinty, bog child by siobhan dowd, reading in the dark by seamus dean. Emerald ancestors provides instant access to one of the largest collections of northern ireland genealogy records available, containing birth, marriage, death and census records for over 1. Book ireland, an alphabetical index of townlands and towns. Aghadowey achadh dubhthaigh, aghadowey civil parish, barony of coleraine, co. County derry covers the moyola valley which includes the parishes of ballynascreen, ballyscullion, desertmartin, kilcronaghan, killelagh, maghera, termoneeny people who bought this item also bought.
Staff recorded the information required in field books, house books and on maps. 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. It gives the background to the ancient conflict between the trinity of nationalists, unionists and brits that painted ireland s history in blood. In regards to northern ireland the cities of belfast and londonderry became county boroughs. Additional polygons based on city council areas to cover holes for dublin, cork and galway.
Since the vast majority of the population was rural until quite recently, a townland address is thus one of the most important aims of irish research. The books for northern ireland are in the held in the public record office of. Tithe applotment books for northern ireland the census substitutes collection at rootsireland. Datasets of the proposed new parliamentary constituencies proposed by the boundary commission for northern. Tithe applotment books the national archives of ireland. The townland names, involving so many land holdings, are legal titles, and. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. Lambeg historically lanbeg, from irish lann bheag, meaning little church is a small village and civil parish in county antrim, northern ireland. Estyn evans book irish folk ways, which contains a wealth of information on the history of townland names notes. Northern ireland, division of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland 2011 pop. 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. The initial townland valuation act 1826 allowed for a complete assessment. The tithe applotment books are the first in a series of national archives records of genealogical interest to be digitised by the genealogical society.
The name usually reflects a local identifiable landmark, for instance a mountain, forest, church, large house, castle or ancient monument. 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. Union, and counties where your ancestors records were recorded, plus os map references and 1851 census references. Northern ireland a range of historical ordnance survey of northern ireland. The nai holds books for the republic and some of the books for northern ireland. Griffith in 1854 with his beloved geological map of ireland stephen. These are further subdivided and a barony is the largest subdivision which itself has a number of subdivisions called civil parish parish units. Armagh the waste lands, tirnascobe townland, armagh oneilland west portion civil parish, barony of oneilland west, co.
One interesting thing to note is that ordinance survey, in their newer 1. These books are available for purchase through our affiliate partner the book depository at low prices all of which include worldwide shipping. Townlands can provide a traceable address to the present day for our ancestors. Parish maps depicting all townlands in the four ulster counties of armagh, donegal, londonderry, and tyrone by brian mitchell 1988. The postcode is divided into two parts separated by a single space. Boundaries of large areas, such as provinces and dioceses, are often.
Nonetheless, since they were standardised by the boundary commission and the ordnance survey in the 1820s and 1830s, townlands have been the basic units of rural addresses in ireland. In general, archives relating to counties in northern ireland are held by the public. 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. Their boundaries and their names are often rooted in gaelic descriptions of the. When available, official lengths published by national statistical agencies are used. Fermanagh, northern ireland townland boundaries osm help. County boundaries are essentially a collection of townlands and as such, the boundary of a county is the same boundary used by townlands. In northern ireland, over the three decades between 1969 and 1998, 3000 people died violent deaths in a province the size of connecticut. I for one would locate a person by their road name and but not never forget to include the townland in the address if at all possible. 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. The antiquity of many townland boundaries and, perhaps, also because ireland has not suffered agricultural intensification to the same extent as other parts of western europe, means that lots of these are readily visible in aerial photographs.
Townlands in galway that were identified in the odonovan field books. It is within the townland of derriaghy, about one mile to the north of lisburn. Each\ndataset is clearly marked with the ogl symbol shown belowthe ogl allows you to. The townland is the smallest territorial division of civil administration. Family history library book reg 942 e73c this source lists british city maps found in the librarys collection but not. 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. This entry contains the total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries. Townland boundaries for both the republic of ireland and northern ireland, created as a seamless layer for the whole island. For a full list of townlands in county londonderry derry see below parishes.
The townlands of belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in belfast, northern ireland. Townlands in county londonderry, northern ireland resources. A true story of murder and memory in northern ireland by patrick radden keefe, milkman by anna burns, mak. You may wish to compare this list below with wikipedias list of townlands in londonderry. The townland system is of gaelic origin, predating the norman invasion, and most have names of irish gaelic origin. 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. Use the map to explore northern ireland and discover the location of placenames. Townland maps of northern ireland this useful site is buried at the bottom of. Among 7,000 volumes, theres a section for people learning the language, as well as periodicals and childrens books in irish. Appropriate for undergraduate students in irish northern ireland politics, this book combines an examination of the historical context of the northern ireland conflict with an examination of the contemporary political situation and the peace process.
Historic maps all island ireland map collections at. The name usually reflects a local identifiable landmark, for instance a mountain. All books set in northern ireland on the global book map. Apr 11, 2016 this feedback form is for issues with the nidirect website only. Armagh the temple, mowillin townland, derrynoose civil parish, barony of armagh, co. Townland acres county barony civil parish district province. Over time, however, the boundaries of certain civil and ecclesiatical parishes came to differ slightly. You can see the current state of these maps at the openstreetmap ireland.
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. 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. 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. Northern ireland and the northern ireland placename project in. Valuation books going deeper into griffiths valuation. Mid scale vector polygon dataset showing townland boundaries. Historical maps describe economic growth and development, boundary changes. The total number of inhabited townlands in ireland was 60,679 in 1911. Zoom in to establish parish and townland boundaries. However, the latest edition of the discoverer series has elevated the townland once again. The application is searchable by placename city, county, parish or townland or by proni reference. The placenames database of ireland is an irish government initiative dahg that helps you to navigate between irish and english versions of selected placenames, helpfully pinpointing them on a map.
Alphabetical index to the townlands and towns of ireland more than 61,000 entries. However very often irish texts, for example the book of rights lebor na cert, the. The openstreetmap community is adding more data regularly. For a full list of townlands in county fermanagh see below parishes. County fermanagh is the only county in northern ireland that managed to. 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. The townland valuation was the first valuation and took place under acts. Townlands in galway that were identified in the odonovan. Tithe applotment books online timeline genealogy ireland. The use of townland names is essential to what we all believe is quintessentially northern ireland. Books on the troubles of northern ireland belfast child. Books a dictionary of ulster placenames by patrick mckay websites. 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. On the reverse of the sheet, which was up to now blank, we are presented with a.
The smallest division was the townland, and this was usually the address recorded on a civil certificate or census return. The irish poor law unions were created following the 1838 irish poor law act and you can read all about the workhouse in ireland on peter higginbottoms brilliant website dedicated to the history of the workhouse where you can learn so much more and you can do the checks i recommend. A townland is a small geographical division of land used in ireland and in the western isles in scotland. Londonderry parish and townlands northern ireland family. The historic administrative division of ireland has been in descending order province, county, barony, civil parish and townland. Index of townlands, 1901 irish genealogical research society.
Oct 01, 2001 one of those differences has to be townland names like ballyalloly or ballywhatticock. Various languages have been spoken in ulster historically. These tithe books are arranged by townland and record the names of. Once a rural village, it is now part of the greater belfast conurbation. List of townlands of county cavan wikipedia republished. These maps were scanned by tcd and are the best irelandwide maps we currently have available to map townland boundaries. This book was originally published by her majestys stationary office, dublin, in 1861 under the lengthy title of. Irish land records census substitutes before using irish land records, it is important to understand how land was organised by the civil authorities in the 19th century. Proni holds most of the books for northern ireland counties. So far it provides the meaning of all the townland. Each townland in this list has its county, parish, district electoral division and ordnance survey map 6 inch county series reference number given alongside. Proni holds the tithe books for all but 31 of the 273 parishes then surveyed in northern ireland. Proni historical maps viewer can be used to search and browse seven historical osni maps and four modern basemaps including aerial imagery. However, most researchers eyes glaze over when you mention them.
The initial townland valuation act 1826 allowed for a complete assessment of. The total number of inhabited townlands in ireland. Sep 30, 2011 independent bookshops in northern ireland. You will find the name, townland and parish and date of enumeration, but no images or additional details. Ireland, an alphabetical index of townlands and towns. The tithe applotment books are a vital source for genealogical research for the. Family history library book reg 942 e73c this source lists british city maps.
Located between belfast and lisburn, it was once a small rural village, but is now within the greater belfast conurbation. In the 2001 census it had a population of 60 people. Since its publication in 1986, a new genealogical atlas of ireland has established itself as a key resource in irish genealogical research. The books for all ireland, compiled between 1823 and 1837, are now deposited in the national archives of ireland, dublin and public record office of northern ireland proni. 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. Here are the books to read a minister, a historian and irish writers select the modern works from ross ocarrollkelly to donal ryan that capture for them. The books for northern ireland are in the held in the public record office of northern ireland, but there are microfilm copies in the national archives which can be consulted in our reading room. A talk about this project was given at sotm 2016, giving a useful overview. Small landowners may have owned an entire townland, or the land may have been spilt between a number of smaller landowners. The major source of irish topographical maps in the 19th century is the ordnance survey, which covered all of england, scotland, wales, and ireland. They have selected these books for their content, accessibility and affordability.
Here are some of the resources that i use in creating this website. Fermanagh parish and townlands northern ireland family. Independent bookshops in northern ireland books the guardian. List of books and articles about northern ireland online. 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.
Northern ireland legislated the removal of townland names from postal addresses in 1972 resulting in significant protest from a majority of its citizens. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Because surveying methods may differ, country border lengths reported by contiguous countries may differ. 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. Clear definition of whether a townland falls in either the republic or in northern ireland. Guide to the archives of the valuation office the national archives. A few of my favourite childrens books childrens books claire savage. A few of my favourite childrens books culture northern ireland. Milltown is a small settlement in county antrim, northern ireland. Made up of six of the nine counties of the historic province of ulster in ne ireland, it is frequently called ulster. These northern ireland books are recommended by alpha history authors. These datasets which include raster\nand vector mapping, boundary, gazetteer, height, street and townland products \nare available for download.
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