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The civil parish was used for census and taxation purposes. [12] The civil parishes were included on the nineteenth-century maps of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland. [13] At the time of the 1861 census there were 2,428 civil parishes in Ireland (average area 34.8 square kilometres (13.4 sq mi; 8,600 acres)). [9]
Civil parishes in Ireland are based on the medieval Christian parishes, adapted by the English administration and by the Church of Ireland. [1] The parishes, their division into townlands and their grouping into baronies, were recorded in the Down Survey undertaken in 1656–58 by surveyors under William Petty.
The civil parishes had some use in local taxation and were included on the nineteenth century maps of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland. [6] For poor law purposes, district electoral divisions replaced the civil parishes in the mid-nineteenth century. There are 199 civil parishes in the county. [7]
Lurgan is a civil parish and electoral division in County Cavan, Ireland. ... the parish had a population of 6387 and an area of 11328 statute acres. [3]
In Ireland Counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of civil parishes in County Antrim , Northern Ireland : [ 1 ] Contents:
Newtown (Irish: An Baile Nua) [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 16 km (10 mi) south of Mullingar. Newtown is one of eight civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 10,248.8 acres (41.475 km 2).
List of localities in Northern Ireland by population; ... List of civil parishes of County Antrim; List of townlands of County Antrim; Armagh. Navbox.
This category is for civil or geographic parishes. For church buildings or congregations see Category:Churches in the Republic of Ireland. Subcategories.