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ANTRIM LAND RECORDS
« on: Friday 20 March 09 15:54 UTC (UK) »
Townlands, Parishes, etc.
Counties are made up of parishes and parishes are made up of a group of townlands. If you are doing any research in Ireland these divisions become extremely important.
For further information:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/land/townland.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townland
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.php?filename=townlands
To find townlands + parishes:
www.seanruad.com (change default setting from exact match to find part of a word)
www.logainm.ie/?menuItem=about&uiLang=en

Griffith's Valuation:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml UPDATED
www.failteromhat.com/antrim.php
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1660/69 Hearth Money Rolls, Co. Antrim
1826 towns and parishes
1837 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary
1876 Antrim Land Owners

PRONI holds large collection of Estate Records
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Re: ANTRIM LAND RECORDS- measurements
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 April 09 14:58 UTC (UK) »
There are several different systems of land measurement in place in Ireland at various times.

Statute acre (or English acre) = 4840 square yards

Cunningham acre = 6250 square yards
A Scottish measurement. Cunningham acres need to be multiplied by 1.29 to convert them to English, statute acres.
www.clancunningham.org/photos/Settlement6.html

Irish acre = 7840 square yards
www.sizes.com/units/irish_acre.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre_(Irish)
conversion table: www.convertcenter.com/convertunit.aspx/area/irish_acre/all/56/0/1

This may explain the differences in the acreage of a farm which seems to have changed in size.
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Re: ANTRIM LAND RECORDS
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 April 09 10:15 UTC (UK) »
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The Northern Ireland Valuation and Lands Agency gives the names of the District Councils throughout the Province, the names of the Wards in each Council and the names of roads and streets within those Wards. 
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