Administrative
Divisions
Researching
families and localities requires a thorough knowledge
of the administrative divisions such as Barony, Civil
Parish, Poor Law Union, DED and, particularly, the
basic administrative unit which was the townland.
Over the centuries the administrative units changed
- read
more.
DATABASES
OF TOWNLANDS
Below
are links to to three databases which list all of
the individual townlands in North and Mid Antrim,
Co. Londonderry and parts of Co. Tyrone which indicate
the Barony, Parish, Poor Law Union, Dispensary District
and DED in which each was located. There is also a
column which gives the Ordnance Survey [County Series]
sheet number or numbers for each townland [not available
in the Co. Tyrone database].* The townlands are arranged
alphabetically in both the Excel and PDF versions
of the databases.
Townlands
in North and Mid Antrim and their Administrative
Divisions. |
Excel |
PDF |
Townlands
in Co. Londonderry and their Administrative Divisions. |
Excel |
PDF |
Townlands
in parts of Co. Tyrone and their
Administrative Divisions.* |
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MAPS
Below
are links to a number of maps relating to North and
Mid Antrim, Co. Londonderry & Co. Tyrone that
you might find useful.
Counties
and Baronies of the historic province
of Ulster. |
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Baronies
and Civil Parishes of North and Mid Antrim. |
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Baronies
and Civil Parishes of Co. Londonderry. |
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Baronies
and Civil Parishes of Co. Tyrone.* |
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Poor
Law Unions of North Antrim and East Londonderry
c.1860. |
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Poor
Law Unions, Dispensary [Local Registrars'] Districts
& District Electoral Divisions [DEDs] of North
Antrim, c.1900**. |
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Poor
Law Unions, Dispensary [Local Registrars'] Districts
& District Electoral Divisions [DEDs] of Co. Londonderry,
c.1900. |
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** Note that this map only covers North Antrim.
Some
of you, particularly living abroad, might find this
generalised map showing Some
Places in North Antrim useful.
It
is not possible for me to produce townland maps of
all the parishes in North and Mid Antrim and Co. Londonderry,
but I have from time to time added maps showing townlands
within parishes, DEDs, etc. which I am using in the
case studies of localities. You might be lucky - some
of them could include your locality! The townland
maps now include some parishes from Co. Tyrone.
Co.
Antrim
Map
showing the
Townlands in the Parishes of Ballymoney and Kilraghts
in the Barony of Dunluce Upper & DEDs
within the Parishes of Ballymoney & Kilraghts
c.1900 & DEDs
in the Ballymoney Area from the 1920s.
See
also Townlands
in the area of Ballymoney and Kilraughts. This
map appears in Dorothy Arthur's new book on Kilraughts
Old Church Graveyard.
Map
showing the Townlands
in the Parish of Ballintoy in North Antrim.
Maps
showing the: Townlands
in the Parish of Craigs & the surrounding parishes
& Townlands
in the DED of Dunminning and surrounding DEDs.
Co.
Londonderry - Maps showing the location of the
townlands within each of the parishes in the table
below.
Co.
Tyrone - Maps showing the location of the townlands
within each of the parishes in the table below.*
Note,
that the more recent versions of the Ordnance Survey,
1:50000, Discoverer Series has a townland map and
alphabetical list of townlands on the back of each
sheet. The sheets covering the North and Mid Antrim
area and Co. Londonderry are Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13
& 14 - click
here for more details.
It
is also useful to know the sheet numbers of the 6
Inch [County Series] Maps for Co. Londonderry and
Co. Antrim. For details - click
here.
Also,
I have just two added two databases and two maps relating
to Wards
in the City of Derry/Londonderry.
Wards
and Townlands in the City 1860-1898 [by street] |
Excel |
PDF |
Map |
Wards,
DEDs and Registrars' Districts in the City 1901/1911
[by street] |
Excel |
PDF |
Map |
Although,
strictly speaking they are not aministrative divisions,
it is also useful to know the locations of churches
and parishes throughout a county. I have produced
maps which show the location of churches in Co. Londonderry
- Church
of Ireland - Roman
Catholic - Presbyterian.
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I have recently produced some material relating to
parts of Co. Tyrone, mainly in the northern and middle
part of the county covering the Baronies of Strabane
and Dungannon Upper plus parts of Omagh and Dungannon
Baronies. This material was produced, originally,
for a course relating to the Sperrins held at the
Kilcronaghan Centre near Tobermore - for more details
on this course, click on the Sperrins link in the
right-hand menu. Note also that I have included links
to some of the townland maps that I used on that course
plus a map showing the Baronies and Parishes of Co.
Tyrone. A further short course at the Kilcronaghan
Centre on Researching Ancestors produced further
material relating to Co. Tyrone.
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