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Definition of Townlands
1. townland [n] - See also: townland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Townlands
Literary usage of Townlands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Montgomery Manuscripts: (1603-1706) by William Montgomery, George Hill (1869)
"These ten townlands are now all in the parish of Donaghmore, Upper Iveagh. ...
a grant of ten townlands in the precinct of Loughbrickland, with the castle ..."
2. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Cavan townlands MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.) : I beg to ask the Chief Secretary
to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state whether the holdings ..."
3. Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor, and Dromore, Consisting of a by William Reeves (1847)
"... consisting of fourteen townlands. The rectory aud advowson belonged to the
priory of Muckamore. The church, of which there is not a trace remaining, ..."
4. Condition and Prospects of Ireland and the Evils Arising from the Present by Jonathan Pim (1848)
"The division into townlands has been suggested, as the area for taxation ; but
it is evidently unsuitable, the townlands being very unequal in extent, ..."
5. The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach: Commonly Called O by John O'Donovan, Giolla Iosa Mor MacFirbis (1844)
"... quarter and five townlands of reward in Gleann ... as rent and reward; twelve
marks as rent and reward in the two townlands of ..."
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