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List Of Townlands Of County Longford
This is a sortable table of the approximately 944 townlands in County Longford, Ireland. Retrieved: 2010-09-17. Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word ''Town'' appears for those entries in the Acres column. Townland list References {{reflist |
Townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.Connolly, S. J., ''The Oxford Companion to Irish History, page 577. Oxford University Press, 2002. ''Maxwell, Ian, ''How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors'', page 16. howtobooks, 2009. The total number of inhabited townlands in Ireland was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Irish Place Names database as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands, mainly small islands. Background In Ireland a townland is generally the smallest administrative division of land, though a few large townlands are further divided into h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrule (barony)
Shrule (), sometimes called Abbeyshrule, is a barony in County Longford, Republic of Ireland. Etymology Shrule takes its name from Abbeyshrule (Irish ''Mainistir Shruthla'', "abbey by the stream"). Location Shrule is located in southeast County Longford, on the lower reaches of the River Inny. History Shrule barony was formed from was formed from parts of the territories of Moybrawne (Shrule), Clanconnor and Muintergalgan. Moybrawne was anciently part of a territory known as Bregmaine, or Mag Bregmaine, in Cenél Maine. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Shrule: *Abbeyshrule *Forgney *Taghshinny Taghshinny, also written as Tashinny, () is a village and parish located in South-East County Longford, Ireland, North-East of Ballymahon. The local Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster ... References Baronies of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Townlands Of Ireland
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Townlands Of County Longford
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.Connolly, S. J., ''The Oxford Companion to Irish History, page 577. Oxford University Press, 2002. ''Maxwell, Ian, ''How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors'', page 16. howtobooks, 2009. The total number of inhabited townlands in Ireland was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Irish Place Names database as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands, mainly small islands. Background In Ireland a townland is generally the smallest administrative division of land, though a few large townlands are further divided into h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inchcleraun
Inchcleraun (), also called Quaker Island, is an island situated in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, in central Ireland. The island is home to the ruins of St. Diarmaid's Monastery, a monastery founded by Diarmaid the Just in AD 560. These buildings constitute a National Monument. The island Inchcleraun is an island of located in the centre of Lough Ree, with Knockcroghery, County Roscommon to its west and Newtowncashel, County Longford to its east.. History The island takes its name from Irish for "Clothru's Island". In Irish legend, Clothru was a daughter of Eochu Feidlech, then High King of Ireland. She became the Queen of Connacht after her father's death, and once owned the island. Her sister, Medb, retired to Inchcleraun after Medb's husband Ailill mac Máta killed her lover Fergus mac Róich. One point is called ''Grianan Meva'' ("Medb's sunny place"), and nearby is Innadmarfa Meva (''Ionad Marbhtha Meidhbhe'', "Place of Medb's death"), where she was killed by a stone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloontaghmore
Cloontaghmore or Cloontamore () is a townland in the south of County Longford, in Ireland. It consists of a number of houses and farmsteads and a school. It is located on the road from Longford town to the village of Newtowncashel Newtowncashel () is a village located near Lough Ree in County Longford, Ireland. It is within the townland of Cornadowagh. Newtowncashel won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1980. History Name Situated on the north-eastern shore of Loug .... The local primary school is called Cloontagh National School, and consists of two classrooms and a playground. It was awarded a Green Schools Flag for Environmental Awareness by An Taisce. References Townlands of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brickeens, County Longford
Brickeens () is a very small townland in County Longford, Ireland. It is about five kilometres north of Keenagh and eight kilometres south of Longford town. Brickeens townland has an area of approximately , and had a population of 21 people as of the 2011 census. Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include two ringfort Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze Age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales ...s. References Townlands of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgney
Forgney () is a civil parish and townland in County Longford, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a number of ringfort and holy well sites in Forgney townland. Forgney is associated with the poet Oliver Goldsmith, and the local Church of Ireland church, the ''Church of St. Munis'', is where the Rev. Charles Goldsmith, father of the poet, administered from 1718 to 1730. The present church was built in 1810 and replaced that of Goldsmith's day. It is located on the R392 regional road. The church contains a stained glass window with a brass plaque erected in 1897 and inscribed: The local Roman Catholic church, the ''Church of the Immaculate Conception'', was built . John Henry Patterson was born in Forgney in 1867. He was an Anglo-Irish soldier, hunter, Zionist and author known for his book ''The Man-eaters of Tsavo'' (1907), which details his experiences while building a railway bridge over the Tsavo river in Kenya in 1898-99. In the 1996 film ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinrooey
Ballinrooey () is a small townland in the barony of Granard and the civil parish of Abbeylara in County Longford, Ireland. Ballinrooey, which has an area of approximately , had a population of 32 as of the 2011 census. St. Joseph's Church, Purth, which is located in the townland, is in the ecclesiastical parish of Colmcille in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise ( ga, Deoise Ardach agus Chluain Mhic Nóis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland. Geography The diocese is entirely within the Republic of Ireland and contains most of counties Longford and Leitrim, wit .... References Townlands of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathcline
Rathcline (; ) is a barony in County Longford, Ireland. Etymology Rathcline takes its name from the townland and parish of Rathcline (from Irish ''Ráth Claon'', " rath on the slope"). Location Rathcline is located in southwest County Longford, to the east of Lough Ree and north of the River Inny. History Rathcline barony was formed from the territories of The Callow (''Caladh na hAnghaile'', left bank of Shannon, Lanesboro to Ballymahon) and the territory of Clanconnor (part Kilcommoc, part Cashel). Rathcline Castle (near modern Lanesborough) was built around the 9th Century by the Ó Cuinn (O'Quinn) clan. Later it was fought for and taken by the Uí Fhearghail (O'Farrell) clan and subsequently taken over by the Normans around the beginning of the 12th Century. Ó Fachtna (O'Faughny) is also noted as chief of the Callow (Callo) into the 16th century. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Rathcline: *Ballymahon *Keenagh (southern part) * Lanesborough *New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granard (barony)
Granard () is a barony in County Longford, Ireland. Etymology Granard barony derives its name from the village of Granard (Irish ''Gránard'', possibly meaning "sun height" or "corn height"). Location Granard barony is located in northeastern County Longford and contains Lough Gowna and many other lakes.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Granard barony: *Abbeylara *Ballinalee *Granard Granard () is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 nationa ... References Baronies of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Longford
County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,634 at the 2022 census. The county is based on the historic Gaelic territory of Annaly (''Anghaile''), formerly known as Teffia (''Teathbha''). Geography Most of Longford lies in the basin of the River Shannon with Lough Ree forming much of the county's western boundary. The north-eastern part of the county, however, drains towards the River Erne and Lough Gowna. Lakeland, bogland, pastureland, and wetland typify Longford's generally low-lying landscapes: the highest point of the county is in the north-west - Carn Clonhugh (also known as Cairn Hill or Corn Hill) between Drumlish and Ballinalee in the parish of Killoe, at . Cairn Hill is the site of a television transmitter broadcasting to much of the Irish midlands. In the list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
