Figure 2: The c.60,000 townlands of Ireland visualised in number by map sheet. This process was not without its challenges, local populations playing havoc with the boundary markers, as is ...

Why are townlands important in Ireland? For anyone doing family research ... "Ballywilly was called Ballywooley on old maps - from the Irish Baile an Mhullaigh - townland of the summit," she ...

Townlands are small areas based on old Irish land divisions ... English language in Ireland. The My Townland and Me project has seen young people create podcasts and maps about their local ...

"Ballywilly was called Ballywooley on old maps - from the Irish Baile ... which is "a great way to preserve them". "Townlands are unique to Ireland so it's nice for us to celebrate them." ...