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The term baile, anglicised as "bally", is the most dominant element used in Irish townland names. [14] Today, the term "bally" denotes an urban settlement, but its precise meaning in ancient Ireland is unclear, as towns had no place in Gaelic social organisation. [14] The modern Irish term for a townland is baile fearainn (plural: bailte fearainn).
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.
Clonkeen is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Mullingar. Clonkeen is one of 35 townlands of the civil parish of Street in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 646.44 acres (2.6160 km 2). The south–eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the River Inny.
Civil parishes in Ireland are based on the medieval Christian parishes, adapted by the English administration and by the Church of Ireland. [1] The parishes, their division into townlands and their grouping into baronies, were recorded in the Down Survey undertaken in 1656–58 by surveyors under William Petty.
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold ; see City status in Ireland for an independent list.
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 944 townlands in County Longford, 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.
Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Culcrow: Cúl/Cúil Cruach: corner/back of ricks Glasgort: Glas Gort: green field Landagivey: Lann Áth Geimhe: church of the ford of roaring water Lissaghmore: Lios Mór: great fort Mullaghmore Mullach Mór: big summit Mullaghmore Glebe: Mullach Mór: big summit Ree: Riabhac: grey lands
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 1,376 townlands in County Westmeath, 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 the word Town appears for those entries in the Acres column. Map of Baronies of County ...