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Durrow, County Offaly (civil Parish)
Durrow () is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Offaly, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about north–north–west of Tullamore. Durrow is one of 4 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Ballycowan (barony), Ballycowan in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . It is contiguous with the remainder of the Durrow, County Westmeath (civil parish), Durrow civil parish, which is in County Westmeath. Durrow civil parish, County Offaly comprises the small village of Durrow, County Offaly, Durrow and 21 townlands: Acantha, County Offaly, Acantha, Aghancarnan, Ashfield, County Offaly, Ashfield, Balleek, Balleek Beg, Ballybought, Ballycallaghan, Ballynamona, Cartron, County Offaly, Cartron, Coleraine, County Offaly, Coleraine, Coniker, Coolnahely, Culleen, County Offaly, Culleen, Doory, County Offaly, Doory, Durrow Demesne, Gormagh, Kilclare, Kildangan, County Offaly, Kildangan, Loughaun, County Offaly, Loughaun, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durrow Demesne
Durrow may refer to the following locations in the Republic of Ireland. * Durrow, County Offaly, a village in County Offaly. * Durrow, County Laois, a town in County Laois. * Durrow, County Kilkenny Durrow (, formerly ''Darmhagh Ua nDuach'') is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. The River Erkina flows thro ..., a civil parish in the barony of Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny; transferred to Queen's County (Laois) in the 1840s. * Durrow, County Westmeath a civil parish in County Westmeath. {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
