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The National Archives of Ireland (Irish: Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is the official repository for the state records of Ireland.Established by the National Archives Act 1986, [1] taking over the functions of the State Paper Office (founded 1702) and the Public Record Office of Ireland (founded 1867).
A central archive was established in 1933 under the direction of the Inspector of National Monuments, Harold G. Leask, to collect published materials about all archaeological sites and monuments. [3] After refounding the Archaeological Survey of Ireland in 1963, field surveys began with County Louth in 1965. [ 4 ]
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.
Landowner information also available per townland. Clare County Library – Down Survey maps. British Library – Maps collection, containing some Down Survey Maps. Other. Topographical index of the parishes and townlands of Ireland in Sir William Petty's MSS barony maps (c. 1655-9) and Hiberniae Delineatio (c. 1672) (Yann M. Goblet, 1932).
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.
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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).
Virginia College, Cavan, formerly Virginia Vocational School, is the only secondary school in Virginia. Situated beside Lough Ramor, it is a mixed school educating approximately 740 pupils. [ 12 ] With three extensions built over the years (most recent in 2012), the school now has three ICT suites and a language lab.