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Conry (civil Parish)
Conry () Conry civil parish ''The Placenames Database of Ireland'' Retrieved on 1 August 2015. is a in County Westmeath, . It is located about west–south–west of . Conry is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor_law_union#Ireland, Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a ''túath'' or ''Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardnurcher, County Westmeath (civil Parish)
Ardnurcher () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south–west of Mullingar. Ardnurcher is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . It is contiguous with the remainder of the Ardnurcher civil parish, which is in County Offaly. Ardnurcher civil parish, County Westmeath comprises 40 townlands: Ardballymore, Ardnurcher, Ballard, Ballinlaban, Ballyhattan, Ballynamullen, Brackagh Castle, Bunanagh, Cappaduff, Cloghanaskaw, Clongowly, Cloonymurrikin, Coolalough, Coolfin, Corgarve, Correagh, Creeve, Donore Demesne, Gawny, Gneevekeel, Kilbeg, Kilgaroan, Killard, Killeagh, Killeenycallaghan, Kilnagalliagh, Kilnalug, Kilpatrick, Lismoyny, Lissavra Big, Lissavra Little, Monaduff, Moycashel, Skeheen (Evans), Skeheen (Nagle), Spittaltown, Streamstown, Syonan, Teermore and Templemacateer. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Conry and Killare (both barony of Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchtown, County Westmeath (civil Parish)
Churchtown ()Churchtown civil parish ''The Placenames Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 2 August 2015. is a in County Westmeath, . It is located about west–south–west of . Churchtown is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathconrath (civil Parish)
Rathconrath ()Rathconrath civil parish ''The Placenames Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 3 August 2015. is a in County Westmeath, . It is located about west of on the R392 road and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymorin (civil Parish)
Ballymorin ()Ballymorin civil parish ''The Placenames Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 1 August 2015. is a in , . It is located about west of . Ballymorin is one of 9 civil parishes in the |
