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Shankill, County Armagh
Shankill is a civil parish and townland (of 173 acres) in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Oneilland East, with one townland in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half in County Down. Settlements The civil parish contains the following settlements: *Lurgan Townlands Shankill civil parish contains the following townlands: * Aghnacloy * Ballyblagh * Clanrolla * Cornakinnegar *Demesne *Derry *Dougher * Drumnamoe * Drumnykerne * Killaghy * Kilmore * Knocknashane * Legaghory * Liscorran *Lurgan * Lurgantarry * Monbrief *Shankill * Taghnevan * Tannaghmore North * Tannaghmore South * Tirsogue * Toberhewny * Tullydagan * Tullygally * Tullyronnelly See also *List of civil parishes of County Armagh In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh. See also * List of townlands in County Armagh References {{County Armagh Ar .. ... [...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] |
