Hi Could someone tell me what the correct term is for the different pieces of land within a townland. Are they plots, portions or is there another term I should use. Many thanks Kerrie Australia
Kerrie, There are many family/local names for places within a townland, usually describing the physical features or features which used to exist there. Examples are "Mill Field", "Well Field". They can also be named after a previous owner. However, as families move away from farming, these names are being lost. There was a very interesting survey of field names carried out in County Meath which I would love to see in Fermanagh - http://www.meathfieldnames.com It records approximately 24,700 field names across 850 townlands. The most common names are meadow and bottoms, indeed I have a "Flat Bottoms" on my own farm. Other than that you could use the GV plot numbers to identify a particular area. Modern day farming requires the use of a number to identify a field, however this number is copyrighted to the Department of Agriculture and would be very difficult to find out. Clive On Saturday 23 May 2015 11:05:53 Kerrie Alexander via wrote: > Hi > > Could someone tell me what the correct term is for the different pieces of > land within a townland. Are they plots, portions or is there another term I > should use. > > Many thanks > Kerrie > Australia > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Kerrie The usual term used is "Lot" or "Plot" in Griffith's Valuation. Those could consist of Fields in Farmland. In the Griffith's Maps each field is marked and numbered and it's measurement and value is noted. "House Offices and Land" means A dwelling with outhouse[s] and land measured in Acres, Roods and Perches/Poles.[a. r. p.] 1 perch/pole = 5.5 yards. "House and Garden" means a house with a small area of land for a garden usually noted as Roods and perches/poles. [r. p. ] Annual Rateable Valuation [ARV] of Buildings are costed on their own and will give an indication of their size.They range from 5 Shillings [5s od] to 4 pounds [£4 0s 0p] Hope that helps Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
Viola, This information is valuable to all. Thank you. Anne in Ottawa -----Original Message----- From: Viola Wiggins via Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 4:57 AM To: Kerrie Alexander ; fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD What to call land Kerrie The usual term used is "Lot" or "Plot" in Griffith's Valuation. Those could consist of Fields in Farmland. In the Griffith's Maps each field is marked and numbered and it's measurement and value is noted. "House Offices and Land" means A dwelling with outhouse[s] and land measured in Acres, Roods and Perches/Poles.[a. r. p.] 1 perch/pole = 5.5 yards. "House and Garden" means a house with a small area of land for a garden usually noted as Roods and perches/poles. [r. p. ] Annual Rateable Valuation [ARV] of Buildings are costed on their own and will give an indication of their size.They range from 5 Shillings [5s od] to 4 pounds [£4 0s 0p] Hope that helps Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Viola, This information is valuable to all. Thank you. Anne in Ottawa -----Original Message----- From: Viola Wiggins via Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 4:57 AM To: Kerrie Alexander ; fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD What to call land Kerrie The usual term used is "Lot" or "Plot" in Griffith's Valuation. Those could consist of Fields in Farmland. In the Griffith's Maps each field is marked and numbered and it's measurement and value is noted. "House Offices and Land" means A dwelling with outhouse[s] and land measured in Acres, Roods and Perches/Poles.[a. r. p.] 1 perch/pole = 5.5 yards. "House and Garden" means a house with a small area of land for a garden usually noted as Roods and perches/poles. [r. p. ] Annual Rateable Valuation [ARV] of Buildings are costed on their own and will give an indication of their size.They range from 5 Shillings [5s od] to 4 pounds [£4 0s 0p] Hope that helps Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message