All books set in northern ireland on the global book map. 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. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. The townland is roughly coexistent with upper and lower aughanduff mountains, both of which form part of the ring of gullion geological. The viewer displays county, parish and townland boundaries and includes information on sites, buildings and landmarks of historical interest. These datasets which include raster\nand vector mapping, boundary, gazetteer, height, street and townland products \nare available for download. We found 3 books set in northern ireland and 8 others set nearby. Yet religion is more socially and politically significant than many commentators presume. It is probably best to wait until this process is completed as adding individual townland boundaries will otherwise be a painstaking project. The townland system is of gaelic origin, predating the norman invasion, and most have names of irish gaelic origin. Each townland in this list has its county, parish, district electoral division and ordnance survey map 6 inch county series reference number given alongside. However very often irish texts, for example the book of rights lebor na cert. However, the latest edition of the discoverer series has elevated the townland once again. Valuation books going deeper into griffiths valuation.
Northern ireland tabs other than a few parishes that straddle the border, the tab collection on the nai website does not cover the six counties now in northern ireland. Family history presbyterian historical society of ireland. Antrim, armagh, down, fermanagh, londonderry and tyrone. Search for a townland, subtownland, civil parish, barony or county search based on data in openstreetmap, here is a list of counties in ireland. Townlands are still used in postal addresses in the republic of ireland, rather than postal codes. 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. 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.
However, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the ordnance. The townland valuation was the first valuation and took place under acts. Books on the troubles of northern ireland belfast child. 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. A talk about this project was given at sotm 2016, giving a useful overview. This website provides links to townland data already available and describes the. 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. At weve collected information on the origins and meanings of over 30,000 placenames from all over northern ireland. The osni largescale boundaries is a polygon dataset consisting of the townland boundaries. The proni records cover only the six countues of northern ireland and. The capital is belfast and the religion is protestant, with a catholic minority.
Use the map or the links on the left menu and click on the county you are interested in. Mac giolla mhaoil, anglicised to normile or normoyle. 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. This is a list of the approximately 676 townlands in county louth, ireland. The ordnance survey northern ireland osni largescale boundaries is a. Clear definition of whether a townland falls in either the republic or in northern ireland. Odonovan describes the townland as follows more than 34 of this townland is bog. The total number of inhabited townlands in ireland. They were used in arranging griffiths valuation revision books. List of townlands in county louth wikipedia republished. Their boundaries and their names are often rooted in gaelic descriptions of the.
The townlands of belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in belfast, northern ireland. They can be located from the 1871 and 1901 townland index but not in the 1851 townland index. 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. Proni holds most of the books for northern ireland counties. Baronies of ireland, in the proni library to connect townlands and parishes. In the republic of ireland, most counties still form the basis of local government for most purposes. These valuation books are, therefore, the most interesting for family historians. However, in november 2019, the public record office of northern ireland proni launched its tithe applotment books collection online via its free ecatalogue. 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. The boundaries of parishes are always boundaries of townlands. Select the name of the placeaddresscity in northern ireland, uk from the suggested list. Northern ireland is divided into six former local government divisions called counties, namely.
These are further subdivided and a barony is the largest subdivision which itself has a number of subdivisions called civil parish parish units. 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. Tyrone parish and townlands northern ireland family. However, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors. There will be a tithe applotment book for almost every parish and townland in northern ireland from 1823 to 1837. Dating from medieval times or earlier, townlands were used to identify a small area of land at a local level. In general, archives relating to counties in northern ireland are held by the public. Townland boundaries for both the republic of ireland and northern ireland, created as a seamless layer for the whole island.
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. Conflict in northern ireland is not and never will be a holy war. The openstreetmap community is adding more data regularly. The application is searchable by placename city, county, parish or townland or by proni reference. The initial task of the ordnance survey was to survey the townland boundaries which would have been identified by the boundary surveyors. This atlas includes maps for the counties of ireland as they existed in 1849. On the reverse of the sheet, which was up to now blank, we are presented with a. Nevertheless, many newer road signs in parts of northern ireland now show townland names see picture. The name usually reflects a local identifiable landmark, for instance a mountain, forest, church, large house. In fact, religion has remained a central feature of social identity and politics throughout conflict as well. 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. 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.
The major source of irish topographical maps in the 19th century is the ordnance survey, which covered all of england, scotland, wales, and ireland. Theoretically at least the units fit inside each other, townlands into parishes, parishes. 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. 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. The initial townland valuation act 1826 allowed for a complete assessment.
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. Search for a townland or list townlands you need to enter at least three 3 characters of the townland name you are searching for. Fermanagh, northern ireland townland boundaries osm help. Townland acres county barony civil parish district province. Search results for map, ireland, administrative and political. But northern ireland initially used county boundaries for administrative purposes, but revised districts in 1972. 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. Proni historical maps viewer can be used to search and browse seven historical osni maps and four modern basemaps including aerial imagery. Townland maps of northern ireland this useful site is buried at the bottom of. They record local area names that may no longer be used, and often show parish, townland or other area boundaries. Index of townlands, 1901 irish genealogical research society. Parish maps depicting all townlands in the four ulster counties of armagh, donegal, londonderry, and tyrone by brian mitchell 1988. List of townlands in county fermanagh wikipedia republished.
In the republic of ireland townlands continue to be used on addresses. Londonderry parish and townlands northern ireland family ulster. Tithe applotment books for northern ireland the census substitutes collection at rootsireland. For a full list of townlands in county tyrone see below parishes. Over time, however, the boundaries of certain civil and ecclesiatical parishes came to differ slightly. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. 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.
Religion, identity and politics in northern ireland. Additional polygons based on city council areas to cover holes for dublin, cork and galway. Based on data in openstreetmap, here is a list of counties in ireland. 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. Townlands can provide a traceable address to the present day for our ancestors. 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. 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. 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. Has conflict in northern ireland kept political dimensions of religion alive, and has religion played a role in fuelling conflict.
The viewer displays county, parish and townland boundaries and includes information on sites, buildings and landmarks of. Click on each county to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in the respective county. Townland boundaries for the republic of ireland and northern ireland as a seamless boundary layer with city council areas for dublin, cork and galway. Tithe was a tax payable to the established church church of ireland. List of townlands in county armagh wikipedia republished. Various languages have been spoken in ulster historically. 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. 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 foundation of land division in ireland, so the starting point for many searches.
Staff recorded the information required in field books, house books and on maps. The boundaries of poor law unions often crossed barony, county and parish boundaries but never intersected townland boundaries. Each\ndataset is clearly marked with the ogl symbol shown belowthe ogl allows you to. For a full list of townlands in county londonderry derry see below parishes. Counties of northern ireland wikimili, the best wikipedia. A townland is a small geographical division of land used in ireland and in the western isles in scotland. Boundaries of large areas, such as provinces and dioceses, are often. County amagh land divisions ireland genealogy projects. In 2001 the northern ireland assembly passed a motion requesting government departments to make use of townland addresses in correspondence and publications. There is a small planting and some trees near the house. You will find the name, townland and parish and date of enumeration, but no images or additional details.
Ordnance survey maps of northern ireland have usually included the names of townlands but not always their boundaries. 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. The nai holds books for the republic and some of the books for northern ireland. Books a dictionary of ulster placenames by patrick mckay websites. 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. In regards to northern ireland the cities of belfast and londonderry became county boroughs. Although there are county pages for the 6 counties of the province of ulster that became northern ireland after 1921 i. Small landowners may have owned an entire townland, or the land may have been spilt between a number of smaller landowners. Londonderry parish and townlands northern ireland family. Search for a townland, subtownland, civil parish, barony or county search townlands. Townlands are anancient method of land measurement found only in ireland and can be very important in genealogical research.
County fermanagh is the only county in northern ireland that managed to. Some townland names and boundaries however derive from norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the ordnance survey. Nipr formerly known as the northern ireland publications resource is northern irelands national collection of northern ireland publications. In ireland counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. 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. 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. Shanballymore is in the electoral division of oughterard, in civil parish of kilcummin, in the barony of moycullen, in the county of galway. 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. Since its publication in 1986, a new genealogical atlas of ireland has established itself as a key resource in irish genealogical research. 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.
The name usually reflects a local identifiable landmark, for instance a mountain, forest, church, large house, castle or ancient monument. Tithe applotment books online timeline genealogy ireland. Northern ireland, uk postcode lookup by addresscity, map. The townland is the smallest territorial division of civil administration. 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. Some even include sketches of the property, barns and outbuildings. At the introduction of the system there were 28 unions based on towns in the counties that are in what is now northern ireland. Pomeroy is a small village and civil parish in county tyrone, northern ireland. There are currently 61,402 named townlands in ireland, covering the whole island. 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. Here are some of the resources that i use in creating this website. Guide to the archives of the valuation office the national archives.
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