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* Finding Baronies within a County | * Finding Baronies within a County | ||
http://www.seanruad.com/ | *http://www.seanruad.com/ | ||
This '''online data base''' can be used to find the various jurisdictions in which a townland in Ireland is located. A townland is a small geographical unit of land and is often the location given for an ancestor’s birthplace. Since each jurisdiction keeps different kinds of records it is important to know which jurisdictions covered the place where your ancestor lived. | This '''online data base''' can be used to find the various jurisdictions in which a townland in Ireland is located. A townland is a small geographical unit of land and is often the location given for an ancestor’s birthplace. Since each jurisdiction keeps different kinds of records it is important to know which jurisdictions covered the place where your ancestor lived. | ||
==Content== | |||
For each search the following jurisdictions are given: | For each search the following jurisdictions are given: | ||
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Province | Province | ||
==Using this internet site:== | |||
Using this internet site: | |||
# Enter Townland and County | # Enter Townland and County | ||
## Receive all levels of the location | ## Receive all levels of the location | ||
# Enter Civil Parish and County | # Enter Civil Parish and County | ||
## Receive all Townlands in the Civil Parish | ## Receive all Townlands in the Civil Parish | ||
# Enter Townland and ‘all’ Counties | # Enter Townland and ‘all’ Counties | ||
## Search Method changed to ‘ANYWHERE in field’ | ## Search Method changed to ‘ANYWHERE in field’ | ||
## Receive all references to that Townland name with associated levels | ## Receive all references to that Townland name with associated levels | ||
==Cost== | |||
Free | Free | ||
==Tips== | |||
Tips | |||
One must have the correct spelling of the townland. | One must have the correct spelling of the townland. | ||