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GovernmentOriginally an Ecclesiastical Division, dating back to the Synod Of Kells in 1139. After the Reformation, the Anglican Church of Ireland became the state church and retained the old, medieval parishes. These then became the administrative areas used by government. The parish...
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The division into counties based on the model used in the English system, was introduced gradually by English settlers from the late 12th century onwards. These land divisions were formed following the Norman invasion of Ireland in imitation of the counties then in use as...
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GovernmentThe Townland is the smallest administrative division in the country and varies in size from approximately 1 acre to 7000 acres. All other territorial divisions are collections of townlands. There are circa 51,000 townlands in the Republic of Ireland. Townland Boundary dataset...
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 20m - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Ordnance Survey IrelandGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 20m, generated from the OSi National Statutory Boundary dataset.
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 100m - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Ordnance Survey IrelandGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 100m, generated from the OSi National Statutory Boundary dataset.
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 50m - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Ordnance Survey IrelandGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 50m, generated from the OSi National Statutory Boundary dataset.
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GovernmentThe Townland is the smallest administrative division in the country and varies in size from approximately 1 acre to 7000 acres. All other territorial divisions are collections of townlands. There are circa 51,000 townlands in the Republic of Ireland. Townland Boundary dataset...
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The division into counties based on the model used in the English system, was introduced gradually by English settlers from the late 12th century onwards. These land divisions were formed following the Norman invasion of Ireland in imitation of the counties then in use as...
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 20m - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Ordnance Survey IrelandGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 20m, generated from the OSi National Statutory Boundary dataset.
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 100m - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Ordnance Survey IrelandGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 100m, generated from the OSi National Statutory Boundary dataset.
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 50m - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Ordnance Survey IrelandGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 50m, generated from the OSi National Statutory Boundary dataset.
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Administrative Areas - OSi National Statutory Boundaries - 2019 - Generalised 20mOrdnance Survey IrelandGovernmentThe Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils. The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. There are now 26...
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Originally an Ecclesiastical Division, dating back to the Synod Of Kells in 1139. After the Reformation, the Anglican Church of Ireland became the state church and retained the old, medieval parishes. These then became the administrative areas used by government. The parish...
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Under Local government legislation the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government is responsible for dividing each city, county, and city and county into local electoral areas. Each county, city and city and county is divided into Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) and...
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The Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils. The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. There are now 26...
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GovernmentBaronies were originally feudal and military jurisdictions and date back to the 11th century, but in the course of time came to be used for fiscal and administrative purposes only. The Barony varied in size from 1,693 acres to 310, 386 acres. The Barony was used as a census...
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(Formally “District Electoral Divisions” (D.E.D.’s)) Under the 2001 Local Government Act, the names of Wards and the names of District Electoral Divisions are now changed to Electoral Divisions. There are 3,440 Electoral Divisions (EDs) which are the smallest legally defined...
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GovernmentOriginally an Ecclesiastical Division, dating back to the Synod Of Kells in 1139. After the Reformation, the Anglican Church of Ireland became the state church and retained the old, medieval parishes. These then became the administrative areas used by government. The parish...
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GovernmentThe division into counties based on the model used in the English system, was introduced gradually by English settlers from the late 12th century onwards. These land divisions were formed following the Norman invasion of Ireland in imitation of the counties then in use as...
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Municipal districts form a key tier of local governance at sub county level. Each county is comprised of a number of municipal districts. Municipal districts are comprised of one or more local electoral areas. Note: The current Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts,...
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