Hi Dennis If you are near a LDS Centre they wil have a copy for you to browse. At least Charlestown NSW has one. Regars Rod Warnock KIiaben Bay NSW Australia At 09:35 PM 30/10/02 +1100, you wrote: >Just wondering if "The 1851 Index to Towns, Townlands and Parishes of >Ireland" might >be a book, and if so where could a copy be obtained. > >Dennis Newton >Victoria, Australia. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Pt17don@aol.com> >To: <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:20 AM >Subject: Re: [FIANNA-L] Villages in Tipperary > > > > in ireland parishes are mostly made up of TOWNLANDS these are rural > > areas, bog, grazing, farming and open fields. they all had names and >you > > would not know one from the other only that you would stop a a local > > farmhouse and ask the names of the townlands in the area. there are over > > 80,000 of them in ireland and thats why you wont find them on most maps. > > most are not near any town or city but are out in the boondocks >MOYNEARD A > > TOWNLAND of 711 acres in the PARISH OF MOYNE AND IN THE POOR LAW UNION OF > > THURLES IN COUNTY TIPPERARY. > > > > THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMES FROM THE 1851 INDEX TO TOWNS, TOWNLANDS AND > > PARISHES OF IRELAND. > > >==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== >Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? >Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/
Hi all, Just in case anyone is interested www.gould.com.au has copies for sale, they are located in South Australia. This is not an advertisement for them although I buy most of my genealogy gear from them. Dennis Newton. Victoria, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod WARNOCK" <rwarnock@idx.com.au> To: <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [FIANNA-L] Villages in Tipperary > Hi Dennis > > If you are near a LDS Centre they wil have a copy for you to browse. > At least Charlestown NSW has one. > > Regars > > Rod Warnock > KIiaben Bay NSW > Australia > At 09:35 PM 30/10/02 +1100, you wrote: > >Just wondering if "The 1851 Index to Towns, Townlands and Parishes of > >Ireland" might > >be a book, and if so where could a copy be obtained. > > > >Dennis Newton > >Victoria, Australia. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Pt17don@aol.com> > >To: <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:20 AM > >Subject: Re: [FIANNA-L] Villages in Tipperary > > > > > > > in ireland parishes are mostly made up of TOWNLANDS these are rural > > > areas, bog, grazing, farming and open fields. they all had names and > >you > > > would not know one from the other only that you would stop a a local > > > farmhouse and ask the names of the townlands in the area. there are over > > > 80,000 of them in ireland and thats why you wont find them on most maps. > > > most are not near any town or city but are out in the boondocks > >MOYNEARD A > > > TOWNLAND of 711 acres in the PARISH OF MOYNE AND IN THE POOR LAW UNION OF > > > THURLES IN COUNTY TIPPERARY. > > > > > > THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMES FROM THE 1851 INDEX TO TOWNS, TOWNLANDS AND > > > PARISHES OF IRELAND. > > > > > >==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > >Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > >Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > > ______________________________