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In other cases, the English name was changed for another (for example King's County became County Offaly, which comes from the Irish Uíbh Fhailí). Although most of the changes were accepted by the wider public, some did not catch on and were eventually undone. The Local Government Act 1946 allowed locals to petition for a name change.
A county registrar (Irish: Cláraitheoir an Chontae) is an official attached to the Irish Circuit Court [1] [2] who carries out a number of quasi-judicial and administrative functions regarding the functioning of the court [3] within their assigned county or counties. [4]
The Encumbered Estates' Court was established by an act of the British Parliament in 1849, the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. 77), to facilitate the sale of Irish estates whose owners, because of the Great Famine, were unable to meet their obligations. [1]
The name is derived from Dún ná Lethglas, the capital of the Dál Fiatach, now modern day Downpatrick. [3] Dublin: 1185 Leinster: Áth Cliath/Duibhlinn Named after the city of Dublin, which comes from Duibhlinn, meaning "black pool". Áth Cliath means "hurdled ford" and is the main Irish name for Dublin. Fermanagh: 1584/5 Ulster: Fear Manach ...
The Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Ireland. Roads Department (formerly Ministry of Transport). Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper so far as concerned with Elections. General Nursing Council and Central Midwives Board. Over the years the name and functions of the department have changed several times by means of statutory ...
An appeals court agreed with the county probate court. She then appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, which was unable to reach a majority, so the 2nd District's Court of Appeals ruling stands.
[7] Later, in 1946 the Turf Development Board changed its name to Bord na Móna under the Turf Development Act 1946. This move saw a change in status from that of a limited liability company to a statutory company as well as some significant changes in strategy and operations.
Massive emigration, often called the Irish diaspora, from Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in many towns and regions being named or renamed after places in Ireland. The following place names sometimes share strong ties with the original place name.