townland

I googled “townlands” and found the following wiki: Townland Wiki and read there that “a townland is the smallest officially-defined geographical unit of land”.

Land Subdivisions in Ireland « Cork Genealogist 2009

The townland is often the key to finding where ancestors lived.

Land Subdivisions in Ireland « Cork Genealogist 2009

He owns a "townland" [16] there, on which he has thirty-five tenants, none of them on a holding at more more than £4 a year.

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) William Henry Hurlbert 1861

[16] This "townland" is a curious use of a Saxon term to describe a Celtic fact.

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) William Henry Hurlbert 1861

Then there’s the District Electoral Division itself, which seemed to be some kind of townland-grouping organizational unit for the purpose of getting representatives into the local Poor Law board.

Land Subdivisions in Ireland « Cork Genealogist 2009

And Yarmouth, that great metropolis, is about twice the population of the whole of Lurgan, let alone the townland where where last night's killing occurred.

Pathetic army excuse about base security does nothing to answer the questions Norfolk Blogger 2009

Posted in Land | Tags: Irish land division, Irish townland

Land Subdivisions in Ireland « Cork Genealogist 2009

Without street addresses, the townland became the address of the family in question.

Land Subdivisions in Ireland « Cork Genealogist 2009

What might be easier is to search by townland if you know the townland you are interested in.

Update on Roll-out of 1901 and 1911 Census (Ireland) « Cork Genealogist 2008

There can be many repeated townland names within one county alone.

Shaking the Family Tree Buzzy Jackson 2010