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Title: Link: Antrim Land Records
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 20 March 09 15:54 GMT (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:
http://www.thecore.com/seanruad (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 (http://www.greencastlemuseum.org/Ulsterscots/005/hearth_rolls.htm)
1826 towns and parishes (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ANT/#parishes)
1837 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (http://www.from-ireland.net/ant/lewis/antrimindex.htm)
1876 Antrim Land Owners (http://www.failteromhat.com/lo1876.php)

PRONI holds large collection of  Estate Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_more_sources/family_history_19th_century_sources.htm)
Title: Re: ANTRIM LAND RECORDS- measurements
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 05 April 09 15:58 BST (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.
Title: Re: ANTRIM LAND RECORDS
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 26 April 09 11:15 BST (UK)
NEW-
The Northern Ireland Valuation and Lands Agency  (http://pip.vla.nics.gov.uk/districts.asp) 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. 
Title: Re: ANTRIM LAND RECORDS
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 28 October 10 08:02 BST (UK)
Alphabetical list of Co. Antrim townlands-
www.from-ireland.net/plusdeds/antrim.htm
Title: Re: ANTRIM LAND RECORDS
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 25 April 11 22:17 BST (UK)
Northern Ireland Place-Names project- maps and various search options:
http://www.placenamesni.org/Index.html