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Durrow, County Offaly (civil Parish)
Durrow () is a civil parish in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located about north–north–west of Tullamore. Durrow is one of 4 civil parishes in the barony of Ballycowan in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . It is contiguous with the remainder of the Durrow civil parish, which is in County Westmeath. Durrow civil parish, County Offaly comprises the small village of Durrow and 21 townlands: Acantha, Aghancarnan, Ashfield, Balleek, Balleek Beg, Ballybought, Ballycallaghan, Ballynamona, Cartron, Coleraine, Coniker, Coolnahely, Culleen, Doory, Durrow Demesne, Gormagh, Kilclare, Kildangan, Loughaun, Lug and Tara. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Ardnurcher or Horseleap (County Westmeath) to the north, Ballycommon Ballycommon () is a village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. Around 5 km along the R495 road north-west of Nenagh, it is in the barony of Ormond Lower and part of the parish of Puckane in the Roman Catholic D ... [...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 ... [...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] |
