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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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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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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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Townland Boundaries Generalised 20m - National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 20m, generated from the National Statutory Boundary dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 50m - National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 50m, generated from the National Statutory Boundary dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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Townland Boundaries Generalised 100m - National Statutory Boundaries - 2015Tailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentTownland Boundary dataset generalised to 100m, generated from the National Statutory Boundary dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentBaronies 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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GovernmentOriginally 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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The 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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(Formally “District Electoral Divisions” (D.E.D.’s)) Under the 2001 Local Government Act, the names of Wards and the names of District Electoral Divisions are now changed to Electoral Divisions. There are 3,440 Electoral Divisions (EDs) which are the smallest legally defined...
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Electoral Divisions - National Statutory Boundaries - 2019 - Generalised 20mTailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernment(Formally “District Electoral Divisions” (D.E.D.’s)) Under the 2001 Local Government Act, the names of Wards and the names of District Electoral Divisions are now changed to Electoral Divisions. There are 3,440 Electoral Divisions (EDs) which are the smallest legally defined...
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Administrative Areas - National Statutory Boundaries - 2019 - Generalised 20mTailte Éireann – SurveyingGovernmentThe Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils. The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. There are now 26...
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The Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils. The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. There are now 26...
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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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