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A townland (Irish: baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann [1]) is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering 100–500 acres (40–202 ha). [2]
A historian is helping to preserve ancient Irish place names in Ulster with a new townland "atlas".
Historic Maps Collection. 18th and 19th-century historic maps of Ireland. A UCD Digital Library Collection. Maps of Dublin accompanying Thom's Official Directory, printed by the Ordnance Survey for the Dublin publisher Alexander Thom from the six-inch map sheets 18 and 22, and dating from the late 19th century.
Map of Ireland, 1695; based on Petty's Down Survey maps. The Down Survey was a cadastral survey of Ireland, carried out by English scientist, William Petty , in 1655 and 1656. It was created to provide for precise re-allocation of land confiscated from the Irish.
"Historic 6-inch map". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. 1833–1846. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012 (Zoom in to scale of 10,000:1 or less, to show 6-inch maps from 1833–46 with parish boundaries in blue.) "Memorial Atlas of Ireland (L.J. Richards & Company, Philadelphia)". NUI Galway. 2014 [1901].
Balrath Demesne (Irish: Diméin Bhaile na Rátha) [1] is a townland in County Meath, Ireland. [2] It is located 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the town of Kells. [3] Its population was 36 in 2011. [4] The wall of an ancient chapel and a cemetery remain here, on the grounds of the former estate, Balrath Bury. [5]
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 3,245 townlands of County Tipperary, Ireland. [1] [2] Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word Town appears for those entries in the Acres column.
The townlands of Belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 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 .