From RTÉ Radio 1's The History Show, writer Mary Russell tells the story of how the very first Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland – long before GPS - were created ...

He decided to base the maps on material from the early 17th Century estate system around the time of the plantation. ... "Townlands are unique to Ireland so it's nice for us to celebrate them." ...

Irish townlands: What they mean and why they matter. 31 December 2023. Share Save. Amy Stewart. BBC News NI. Share Save. Liam KIllen ... Before modernity redrew our maps - more urban sprawl, ...

Cities, towns, villages, parishes, roads, streets - these are more than just dots on a globe, they're where we're from and a big part of who we are. Before modernity redrew our maps - more urban ...

A historian is helping to preserve ancient Irish place names in Ulster with a new townland "atlas".

The townlands of Ireland are now on computer, thanks to the work of a district court clerk from County Cork. The new system hopes to make filing through dusty old documents a thing of the past and ...

As signposts to the past, townlands are a vital component of local knowledge, holding a fascination for historians, researchers and general readers. A significant book, the Townland Atlas of ...

Most of our Irish American clients long to be able to “walk in the footsteps” of their Irish ancestors in Ireland. They yearn to visit the home townlands in which their ancestors were born or ...

TG4's award-winning series ‘Bailte’ returns this September for its fourth season with Síle Nic Chonaonaigh continuing her journey through the townlands of Ireland.

Rural Ireland has changed utterly in recent decades, but there is more hope than sorrow about its evolution in the townlands visited by Síle Nic Chonaonaigh for TG4’s new series, Bailte. In her ...

Each townland is different. Take Craanford. It happens to be where Conchubhar's wife comes from. Any eejit can see that it must be an Irish/English hybrid.