Townland, Barony, County, Parish, Poor Law Union

» abbykatz - Townland, etc. explanation

Could someone please explain about townlands, baronies, parishes and Poor Law Union.

I have a placename: Doonasleen North - is this a village?

I have Co. Cork, E.R. - what is "E.R."?

I have a barony: Duhallow - what is this - town? village?

I have Civil Parish: Kilmeen - I know what this is.

I have Poor Law Union: Millstreet - is this a town, village or??

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» Etain - Re: Townland, etc. explanation

In response to message posted by abbykatz:

Hi abbykatz,

You can find two articles I've writting on your problem. There are some links in them that will be useful for your search.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/iris...

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/iris...

Hope this helps. When I have some time this weekend I'll look for your place names and see if it turns up anything.

Leona

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» noreensully - Re: Townland, etc. explanation

In response to message posted by abbykatz:

I may not be able to help with definitions but I can tell you where you are looking for. Doonasleen (more commonly referred to nowadays as Doon)is a townland in the village of Kiskeam, Co.Cork, between Ballydesmond and Boherbue. Kiskeam and Boherbue were in the Parish of Kilmeen prior to 1888 but Kiskeam is now in the parish of Boherbue. You will not find a boundary or even a mention of Duhallow on modern maps. You may not even find Kiskeam on a lot of maps either as it is small.
Millstreet is a town about 8 miles s.w. of Kiskeam on the Kerry border. E.R. I believe would mean Electoral Register (voting/administrative district)A parish can be Civil or Roman Catholic.In the case of Kilmeen it was both a civil parish and R.C parish. You will find more info on Duhallow at "http://www.kiskeam.com" where I have put links to some local towns. The site is still under construction but in time I hope it will be of more help to you. If you want to email me and let me know who you are trying to trace in Doonasleen I may be able to help.Good luck with your search.

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