Examples of 'townland' in a sentence
Meaning of "townland"
townland (noun): A term used in Ireland to refer to a small geographical area of land, often used for administrative purposes
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- A geographical unit of land smaller than a parish.
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The townland is traversed by some mountain lanes.
There are nine families in the townland.
Stands on the townland of the same flame.
There are no historic sites in the townland.
Lurgan sprang up in the townland of the same name.
However the townland is an important area of ecological interest.
Chapelizod contains a single townland of the same name.
A small townland entirely under cultivation.
These are unlikely meanings as there is no lake in the townland.
There was one house in the townland and it was inhabited.
There is a ringfort and a famine village in the townland.
Remainder of the townland is under cultivation.
There seem to be no sites of historical interest in the townland.
It is also a townland in that civil parish.
There are no known antiquities in the townland.
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There are men in this townland who will laugh at him.
A copper axe was found in the townland.
The townland also contains a few small areas of woodland.
There are no known historic monuments in the townland.
The southern part of the townland is used for agriculture.
The townland is the smallest territorial division of civil administration.
There were eight houses in the townland of which one was uninhabited.
There is also a recognisable water works house in the townland.
Two barrows in the townland are listed as national monuments.
Cruagh itself is a small townland.
It is not a townland in its own right as some sources seem to indicate.
Dromore sprang up within the townland of the same name.
There is a reported ringfort situated at the centre of the townland.
There were twenty houses in the townland and all were inhabited.
The townland is divided almost equally either side of the road.
This covers the village and the townland that it is in.
There do not seem to be any structures of historical interest in the townland.
The village lies within a townland that has a similar name.
It constitutes a separate townland.
The townland is bounded on the north and east sides by two large lakes.
The core of the suburb is the townland of the same name.
There is likewise three other old forts through the townland.
There is an island belonging to this townland near the centre of the lake.
The name probably comes from a motte in the east of the townland.
It is also the name of the surrounding townland and the local football team.
The remains of his private church and cemetery can still be seen in the townland.
The townland was occupied from prehistoric times as is evident from the megalithic structure therein.
The chief structure of historical interest in the townland is an earthen ringfort.
The townland contains the settlement of Clonave.
They were or are townland.
A townland is the lowest governance structure in Ireland.
In ancient Ireland ceathru signified a quarter of a townland.
It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen.
A townland is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland.
Banbridge sprang up in a townland called Ballyvally.
