Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Download QR code; Print/export ... The following is a list of notable historical maps of Dublin City and County Dublin. ... GeoHive map viewer zoomable; 1912
Instead, the Irish Ordnance Survey was initially staffed entirely by members of the British Army. [ 7 ] From 1825–46, teams of surveyors led by officers of the Royal Engineers , and men from the ranks of the Royal Sappers and Miners , traversed Ireland, creating a unique record of a landscape undergoing rapid transformation.
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).
Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806-1807 valuing terrain through the examination of its soils.He used 'the Scotch system of valuation' and it was a modified version of this that he introduced into Ireland when he assumed the position of Commissioner of Valuation.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Knockbreda (Irish: An Cnoc agus An Bhréadach) [1] is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper, with 4 townlands in the barony of Castlereagh Lower. [2]
Old Ordnance Survey maps show the townland having an area of 89 acres, 3 roods, and 35 perches, which is equivalent to 36.41 hectares (0.36 square kilometres). [1] The district is directly serviced by the 15A and 150 bus routes. The 9, 17, 54A, and 83 bus routes all serve Perrystown's surrounding areas.
It was created to provide for precise re-allocation of land confiscated from the Irish. The survey was apparently called the "Down Survey" by Petty, either because the results were set down in maps or because the surveyors made use of Gunther's chain , which had to be "laid down" with every measure. [ 1 ]