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==Online Databases== | ==Online Databases== | ||
*'''1798''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/12/ireland-an-hibernian-atlas-1798 Ireland: An Hibernian Atlas, 1798] at American Ancestors — images ($) | |||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteers.html/ links to other online gazetteers and place name guides] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteers.html/ links to other online gazetteers and place name guides] | ||
*[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/EI/ directory of cities, towns, and regions in Ireland] | *[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/EI/ directory of cities, towns, and regions in Ireland] | ||
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==Helpful Gazetteers for Ireland== | ==Helpful Gazetteers for Ireland== | ||
*''General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns, parishes and baronies of Ireland: based on the census of Ireland for the year 1851. ''Dublin: Printed by Alexander Thom, 1861, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, multiple dates. Although this work is not technically a gazetteer, it is the best finding aid for Irish townland names. There are other years for this index, 1871 and 1901. | *''General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns, parishes and baronies of Ireland: based on the census of Ireland for the year 1851. ''Dublin: Printed by Alexander Thom, 1861, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, multiple dates. Although this work is not technically a gazetteer, it is the best finding aid for Irish townland names. There are other years for this index, 1871 and 1901. {{FSC|206701|item|disp=FamilySearch Library}}.Best of all, the Townland Index is available for free at [http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ The IreAtlas Townlands Database] The index will show, for any given townland, the acreage, county, barony, civil parish, and poor law union (civil registration district) that the townland belongs to. | ||
*Lewis, Samuel. '' | *Lewis, Samuel. ''{{FSC|403777|item|disp=Topographical Dictionary of Ireland}}.'' 2 vols. London: S. Lewis and Co., 1837. FamilySearch Library This dictionary contains historical and statistical descriptions of the counties, cities, boroughs, parishes, and corporate and market towns in Ireland. Later editions of this dictionary are available. This is available online for free at [http://www.libraryireland.com/ Library Ireland] and also at [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ Vision of Britain] | ||
*''The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland''. 10 vols. Dublin, Ireland: A. Fullarton and Co., 1844. | *''The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland''. 10 vols. Dublin, Ireland: A. Fullarton and Co., 1844. {{FSC|40181|item|disp=FamilySearch Library}}; These volumes provide information similar to that in Lewis's dictionary. These volumes also provide historical and statistical comparisons based on information from the 1831 and 1841 censuses. | ||
*Index of Townlands, Now Searchable Online. [http://www.irishancestors.ie/?p=5709 Irish Ancestors] has a searchable data base at Index of Townlands, 1901. | *Index of Townlands, Now Searchable Online. [http://www.irishancestors.ie/?p=5709 Irish Ancestors] has a searchable data base at Index of Townlands, 1901. | ||
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'''Place-Names Commission <br>'''Phoenix Park <br>Dublin 8 <br>IRELAND (EIRE)'''<br>'''Internet: [http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/Townlands/Pnamesresearch.html Place Names in the North of Ireland] and: [http://www.logainm.ie/ logainm.ie]<br> | '''Place-Names Commission <br>'''Phoenix Park <br>Dublin 8 <br>IRELAND (EIRE)'''<br>'''Internet: [http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/Townlands/Pnamesresearch.html Place Names in the North of Ireland] and: [http://www.logainm.ie/ logainm.ie]<br> | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library's gazetteers and other guides to place-names are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following headings: | ||
IRELAND - GAZETTEERS | IRELAND - GAZETTEERS | ||
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|Down<br> | |Down<br> | ||
|Sligo<br> | |Sligo<br> | ||
|Leix or Laois(Queens) | |Leix or Laois (Queens) | ||
|Tipperary<br> | |Tipperary<br> | ||
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====Chart: Map of Northern Ireland post-1974==== | ====Chart: Map of Northern Ireland post-1974==== | ||
[[Image:Map of Northern Ireland post 1974.jpg]] | [[Image:Map of Northern Ireland post 1974.jpg]] | ||
[[File:Ireland Civil Jurisdictions.jpg|thumb|369x369px|Ireland Civil Jurisdictions]] | |||
===Administrative Subdivisions=== | ===Administrative Subdivisions=== | ||
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*'''Registration Districts'''<br>The 1863 Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMD) Act which established civil registration in Ireland required the establishment of civil registration districts. These were based upon the Poor Law Unions and each had a ''superintendent'' who oversaw the registration of BMD in his area. See the maps of Poor Law Unions in Mitchell’s ''Atlas''. | *'''Registration Districts'''<br>The 1863 Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMD) Act which established civil registration in Ireland required the establishment of civil registration districts. These were based upon the Poor Law Unions and each had a ''superintendent'' who oversaw the registration of BMD in his area. See the maps of Poor Law Unions in Mitchell’s ''Atlas''. | ||
*'''Dioceses - Catholic and Church of Ireland'''<br>Both the Church of Ireland (Anglican) and the Catholic Church had a comprehensive system of dioceses across the whole of Ireland. Each diocese was headed by a bishop and comprised a number of parishes headed by ministers or priests. The two church diaconal systems were not coterminous and frequently overlapped county boundaries. Maps of Church of Ireland dioceses can be found in Mitchell’s ''Atlas''. Roman Catholic dioceses are complex and are also indicated in Mitchell’s''Atlas''. | *'''Dioceses - Catholic and Church of Ireland'''<br>Both the Church of Ireland (Anglican) and the Catholic Church had a comprehensive system of dioceses across the whole of Ireland. Each diocese was headed by a bishop and comprised a number of parishes headed by ministers or priests. The two church diaconal systems were not coterminous and frequently overlapped county boundaries. Maps of Church of Ireland dioceses can be found in Mitchell’s ''Atlas''. Roman Catholic dioceses are complex and are also indicated in Mitchell’s ''Atlas''. | ||
[[File:Ireland Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions.jpg|thumb|371x371px|Ireland Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions]] | |||
===Parishes – Civil and Ecclesiastical=== | ===Parishes – Civil and Ecclesiastical=== | ||
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====Electoral Divisions==== | ====Electoral Divisions==== | ||
The 3,751 ''District Electoral Divisions'' (DEDs) are civil jurisdictions created for election purposes in 1898. The genealogist will see them noted on the 1901 and 1911 censuses.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Political Geography | The 3,751 ''District Electoral Divisions'' (DEDs) are civil jurisdictions created for election purposes in 1898. The genealogist will see them noted on the 1901 and 1911 censuses.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Political Geography - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ireland_Political_Geography_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
====Townlands==== | |||
Although they did not keep records, it is important to understand townlands in Ireland. A townland is the smallest official land division in Ireland. There are at least 62,000 townlands in Ireland. Townlands varied considerably in size but were on average about 350 acres. Often instead of an address, a townland will be named as a place of residence. To this day, the Irish are very aware of their townlands. | |||
Parish, tax, and civil registration records often record the townland in which someone is living. Townlands do not follow parish boundaries. As cities and towns grew, they could cover all or parts of several townlands. | |||
==Finding Place-Names in the FamilySearch Catalog== | ==Finding Place-Names in the FamilySearch Catalog== | ||
Irish records may be listed in the catalog under the country, county, parish, and city or town in which they were kept. Townlands or other small places are seldom included in a catalog listing. To find the county under which a parish or city is listed, use the see references on the first few microfiche of the | Irish records may be listed in the catalog under the country, county, parish, and city or town in which they were kept. Townlands or other small places are seldom included in a catalog listing. To find the county under which a parish or city is listed, use the see references on the first few microfiche of the Place Search for Ireland. Or type the city or parish in the Locality Browse screen of the compact disc version of the catalog. The computer will display the county under which that city or parish is listed. | ||
Regardless of how a place-name may have been spelled at various times, Irish places are listed in the Locality Search of the catalog by the name and spelling that appears in the 1871 census as recorded in ''Ireland, Registrar General, Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland''(Dublin, Ireland: Alexander Thom, 1877; | Regardless of how a place-name may have been spelled at various times, Irish places are listed in the Locality Search of the catalog by the name and spelling that appears in the 1871 census as recorded in ''Ireland, Registrar General, Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland'' (Dublin, Ireland: Alexander Thom, 1877); {{FSC|39577|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 941.5 X22ti; film 476999 item 2; fiche 6020345-53}}; online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/278510-alphabetical-index-to-the-townlands-and-towns-of-ireland-showing-the-areas-of-the-townlands-the-county-barony-parish-poor-law-union-and-poor-law-electoral-division-in-which-they-are-situated-with-separate-indices-of-the-parishes-bar?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. This index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the townland, town, village, or place. | ||
A brief entry for each locality includes the locality's county, barony, parish, poor law union, area in statute acres, and reference for locating it on Ordnance Survey maps. | A brief entry for each locality includes the locality's county, barony, parish, poor law union, area in statute acres, and reference for locating it on Ordnance Survey maps. | ||
Similar place-name indexes based on the 1851 and 1901 censuses exist. The index for 1851 is only available in book format and so may not be available at all | Similar place-name indexes based on the 1851 and 1901 censuses exist. The index for 1851 is only available in book format and so may not be available at all FamilySearch Centers. The index for 1901, the ''General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland'', is available at {{FSC|518737|item|disp=FS Catalog book 941.5 X22g 1901; film # 865092}}(*). | ||
==Northern Ireland Gazetteers== | ==Northern Ireland Gazetteers== | ||
===Online Gazetteers=== | ===Online Gazetteers=== | ||
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