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GovernmentRural districts were created under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 as subdivisions of county councils. They in turn were subdivided into district electoral divisions. Rural districts were abolished outside Co. Dublin by the Local Government Act 1925 and abolished in...
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The Low Water Mark digital dataset is derived from relevant 6 inch and 25 inch Ordnance Maps. This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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The High Water Mark digital dataset is derived from relevant 6 inch and 25 inch Ordnance Maps. The alterations are in accordance with the Boundary Survey Acts Ireland, approved by the Chief Boundary Surveyor and signed off in Privy Council Orders. The dataset also includes...
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Gaeltacht Areas - National Administrative Boundaries - Ungeneralised - 2024Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentTeorainneacha na Gaeltachta Neamhghinearálaithe. Shainigh Orduithe na Limistéar Gaeltachta, 1956, 1967, 1974 agus 1982 an Ghaeltacht mar 155 Toghroinn nó páirteanna de Thoghranna i gcontaetha. The Gaeltacht Areas Orders, 1956, 1967, 1974 and 1982 defined the Gaeltacht as...
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GovernmentBaronies were originally feudal jurisdictions dating from the 11th century, which in the course of time came to be used for administrative purposes. The re-organisation of local government in the late 19th century signalled the end of the barony as a meaningful territorial...
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Electoral Divisions - National Statutory Boundaries - Ungeneralised - 2024Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentElectoral Divisions (EDs) are the smallest legally defined administrative area in the state. In general, they were formed by aggregating townlands. EDs in turn are combined to create Local and National Constituencies. EDs originated as subdivisions of poor law unions (Poor...
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Local Electoral Areas - National Statutory Boundaries - Ungeneralised - 2024Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentUnder local government legislation the minister with responsibility for local government is charged with dividing each County, City and City & County Council into Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) and assigning a number of seats for each based on census figures of population. A...
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Municipal Districts - National Statutory Boundaries - Ungeneralised - 2024Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentMunicipal districts where created under the Local Government Reform Act of 2014 and are subdivisions of local authorities. Municipal districts are comprised of one or more Local Election Areas. Municipal districts are known as Borough Districts in Clonmel, Wexford, Drogheda...
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GovernmentThe division of Ireland into counties was introduced gradually by Norman and English settlers between the 13th and 17th centuries, reflecting their use in in the Kingdom of England as units of local government. Townlands, civil parishes and baronies are subdivisions of...
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GovernmentCounty councils and borough councils were created in Ireland under the 1898 Local Government Act. The 2001 Local Government Act renamed borough councils to city councils. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 provided for the creation of the City & County Councils of...
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GovernmentTownlands are the smallest statutory boundary in the country and are based on Gaelic and later Norman and plantation divisions. In general, other territorial divisions are collections of townlands. The 6” survey of Ireland carried out under the 1825 Boundary Survey Act...
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Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas - National Administrative Boundaries - Ungen. - 2024Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentTeorainneacha na Limistéar Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta Neamhghinearálaithe. I gcomhréir le forálacha Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, tá 26 Limistéar Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta sainaitheanta ag an Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta. Faoin Acht, athainmneofar an Ghaeltacht atá...
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Civil Parishes (Urban Areas) - National Statutory Boundaries - Ungeneralised - 2024Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentCivil parishes are based on ecclesiastical divisions which date back to the Synod of Kells in 1139. Their use as administrative and statistical areas declined following the 1898 Local Government Act. They are composed of collections of townlands and in turn they are...
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Constituency Boundaries Ungeneralised - National Electoral Boundaries - 2023Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentFor the purpose of elections to Dáil Éireann, the country is divided into Constituencies which, under Article 16.4 of the Constitution of Ireland, have to be revised at least once every twelve years with due regard to changes in the distribution of the population. The...
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Point file of Civil Parish placenames from the National Gazetteer dataset
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Local Electoral Areas Boundaries Ungeneralised - National Administrative Boundaries - 2015Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentFor the purposes of County Council and Corporation elections each county and city is divided into Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) which are constituted on the basis of Orders made under the Local Government Act, 1941. In general, LEAs are formed by aggregating Electoral...
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Constituency Boundaries Ungeneralised - National Electoral Boundaries - 2013Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentConstituency Boundaries - ungeneralised. The Constituencies Boundaries supplied are based on the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013For the purpose of elections to Dáil Éireann, the country is divided into Constituencies which, under Article 16.4 of the...
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All the stations and stopping places used for passenger traffic and/or freight traffic.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Usually the sea or ocean area.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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An area controlled by an administrative authority. National territory and all national subdivisions up to fifth order.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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