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List Of Townlands Of County Wicklow
This is a list of the townlands in County Wicklow, Ireland. Retrieved: 2010-09-10. There are approximately 1,370 names in the list, and duplicates occur where there is more than one with the same name in County Wicklow. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word ''Town'' appears for those entries in the Acres column. Townland list See also * List of Baronies and Civil Parishes of County Wicklow[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathdown (County Wicklow Barony)
Rathdown () is a barony in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Etymology Rathdown barony derives its name from Rathdown Castle, located near Greystones (Irish: ''Ráth an Dúin'', " rath of the dún"; anciently ''Ráth Oinn''). Location Rathdown barony is located in northeastern County Wicklow, east of Kippure, north of the Glen of the Downs, south of the County Dublin border and opening onto the Irish Sea around Bray Head. History The Uí Briuin Cualann are noted very early here, with their territory extending into southern County Dublin. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Rathdown barony: * Bray *Enniskerry *Greystones Greystones () is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies on Ireland's east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin city centre and has a population of 18,140 (2016). The town is bordered by the Irish Sea to ... References Baronies of County Wicklow {{Wicklow-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathmoon
Baltinglass, historically known as Baltinglas (), is a town in south-west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Carlow and County Kildare, on the N81 road. Etymology The town's Irish name, ''Bealach Conglais'' means "the way of Conglas". It was the name of a palace at Baltinglass, where, according to the Irish etymologist Patrick Weston Joyce, the powerful Leinster king Branduff resided in the sixth century. Conglas was a member of the mythological warrior collective, the Fianna. A nineteenth-century explanation is found in Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, where he says that the name, "according to most antiquaries," comes from ''Baal-Tin-Glas'', meaning the "pure fire of Baal," and that this suggests that the area was a centre for "druidical worship". The detailed study, ''The Place-names of County Wicklow'' by Liam Price provides several variations of the town name from the 12th century Book of Leinst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilcandra
Kilcandra () is a small townland in the barony of Arklow and the civil parish of Dunganstown in County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by ..., Ireland. It may be the site of an early Christian church or monastic site which was dedicated to or founded by a female saint named Cainnere. The townland, which is approximately in area, had a population of 15 people (in 5 homes) as of the 2011 census. There is also a separate townland, in Glenealy civil parish in County Wicklow, also called Kilcandra (). References {{Reflist Townlands of County Wicklow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmacanogue
Kilmacanogue () is a village in north County Wicklow, Ireland. Location and transport The village lies on the junction of the R755 road to Roundwood and the N11 road, southeast of Bray town centre. It lies between the Little Sugar Loaf to the east and the Great Sugar Loaf to the west in the northeastern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, near the Glen of the Downs. Two small streams join in Kilmacanogue, behind the old Post Office (Donnelly's), to form the Kilmacanogue River, which flows into the River Dargle near the old "Silver Bridge" at Kilbride, approximately two miles to the north, just downstream of the confluence with the Cookstown River. These watercourses once held a good population of trout but increasing urbanisation led to a deterioration in water quality. Kilmacanogue is served by the half-hourly 45A/B bus to Dún Laoghaire and Bray, a route operated by Go-Ahead Ireland. Until 2014 it was served by high-frequency Dublin Bus route 145 to Heuston Station; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hempstown
Hempstown and Hempstown Commons are neighbouring townlands, located in Wicklow and Kildare Counties respectively, in Ireland. Separated by the N81 road, the two are located approximately two miles from Blessington. The area consists of mainly arable farmland, dairy cows, cattle, and sheep farming. Industries include concrete manufacturing and shale quarries. Hempstown Clay Pigeon Cluuse some of these quarries as a clay pigeon shooting ground. Transport The townlands are served multiple times a day by route number 65 of Dublin Bus. The journey to Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ... takes between 1-1.5 hours depending on traffic, and terminates in Dublin city centre at Poolbeg Street. References Townlands of County Wicklow Townlands of County Kildare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curravanish
Curravanish ( ga, Corr Mhánais) is a small townland in the south-west of County Wicklow, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s .... References Townlands of County Wicklow {{Wicklow-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyronan, County Wicklow
Ballyronan () is a townland, located in County Wicklow, Ireland. Ballyronan is located south-east of the village of Kilpedder and north-east of the village of Newtownmountkennedy. The townland is bordered by Kilpedder West, Seaview and Kilpedder East to the north, Kilquade to the east, Ballygarret to the south and Mount Kennedy Demesne to the west. Today, it is considered a part of Kilpedder or Kilquade Kilquade, historically ''Killcowade'' (), is a townland and a Roman Catholic parish in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies between Kilpedder and Kilcoole, about one kilometre east of Junction 12 (Kilpedder) of the N11 national primary .... History Ballyronan was once part of the Barony of Newcastle and the Poor Law Union of Rathdrum. Around 1840, the townland was recorded as having an area of 155 acres, 2 roods and 29 perches (63.00 hectares). About a century later, the townland’s area had decreased to 153 acres, 3 roods and 0 perches (62.22 hectares). The bounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinadee
Ballinadee () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies in the parish of Courceys, approximately 12 km by road west of Kinsale and 9 km south east of Bandon. Ballinadee is on the banks of the River Pound, which flows into the River Bandon, and has a school, one shop and two pubs. Built heritage Ballinadee Church, the local Anglican (Church of Ireland) church, has been in the centre of the village since 1759. There is also a large flour mill building nearby, which dates to and which was described in Samuel Lewis's 1837 ''Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'' as a "mill of great power, which was much improved in 1836". Sport Courcey Rovers GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinspittle and Ballinadee. De Courcey Albion is the local soccer club, also based in Ballinspittle and Ballinadee. People * Liam Deasy (1896–1974), Irish Republican Army officer who fought in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, was from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinaclash
Ballinaclash (A. D. Mills, 2003, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'', Oxford University Press) is a village in east County Wicklow centred on a bridge that carries the R753 regional road across the River Avonbeg. The village is mentioned in J.M. Synge's play ' The Tinker's Wedding': "''And a big fool I was too, maybe; but we'll be seeing Jaunting Jim to-morrow in Ballinaclash, and he after getting a great price for his white foal in the horse-fair of Wicklow''" In 1837, the village had a population of 3855 according to Samuel Lewis' 'A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'. This population was much reduced by the famine and subsequent emigration and today is only a fraction of that number. The village was originally the site of an ancient monastery founded by the brother of St. Kevin, according to Mervyn Archdall. The site is now occupied by Whaley Abbey; the home of the notorious Buck Whaley Thomas Whaley (15 December 1765 – 2 November 1800), commonly known as Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
