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Baronies were originally feudal and military jurisdictions and date back to the 11th century, but in the course of time came to be used for fiscal and administrative purposes only. The Barony varied in size from 1,693 acres to 310, 386 acres. The Barony was used as a census...
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Originally an Ecclesiastical Division, dating back to the Synod Of Kells in 1139. After the Reformation, the Anglican Church of Ireland became the state church and retained the old, medieval parishes. These then became the administrative areas used by government. The parish...
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Municipal Districts Generalised 100m - National Administrative Boundaries - 2015GovernmentMunicipal District Boundary dataset generalised to 100m.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Municipal Districts Ungeneralised - National Administrative Boundaries - 2015GovernmentMunicipal District Boundary dataset ungeneralised.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentThe division into counties based on the model used in the English system, was introduced gradually by English settlers from the late 12th century onwards. These land divisions were formed following the Norman invasion of Ireland in imitation of the counties then in use as...
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Boundary of an entity controlled by an administrative authority, this entity can be composed of several areas; international boundary and national subdivisions up to the lowest level (municipality level). In sea area boundaries are only portrayed if they are official (legal)...
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Under Local government legislation the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government is responsible for dividing each city, county, and city and county into local electoral areas. Each county, city and city and county is divided into Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) and...
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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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Municipal districts form a key tier of local governance at sub county level. Each county is comprised of a number of municipal districts. Municipal districts are comprised of one or more local electoral areas. Note: The current Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts,...
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Ireland is divided into four provinces - Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The borders of the provinces coincide exactly with...
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Military, commercial and leisure airports and airfields with area ≥ 0.4 km²This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Area < 0.4 km² Military, commercial and leisure airfields (Reference: GISCO Airport database) This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentIreland is divided into four provinces - Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The borders of the provinces coincide exactly with...
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The vertical datum for the shoreline should be mean sea high water in tidal maritime zone or normal water.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Rural districts were created in 1898 by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. They were subdivided into district electoral divisions. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1925 but these former boundaries of the rural districts continue to be used for statistical...
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Landmark feature or be of national or tourist interestThis dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentRural districts were created in 1898 by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. They were subdivided into district electoral divisions. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1925 but these former boundaries of the rural districts continue to be used for statistical...
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Area ≥ 0.4 km² for islands in seawater. Smaller islands in inland water area can be portrayed if considered as landmarkThis dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Water with area ≥ 0.4 km². Smaller lakes or ponds can be portrayed when significant to determine land occupation. Lakes being part of the water network have to be topologically connected to watercourses.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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The Townland is the smallest administrative division in the country and varies in size from approximately 1 acre to 7000 acres. All other territorial divisions are collections of townlands. There are circa 51,000 townlands in the Republic of Ireland. Coordinate Reference...