I found references to "denominations" in early 1800 English books. Quote: "Within the official townlands, there may be other smaller subdivisions such as field and farm names. Sometimes these smaller subdivisions are referred to as "sub-townland denominations" or "minor place names." "A "denomination" in a historical Irish record usually refers to a particular place within a parish, such as a townland, village, or part of a townland. There are also small communities within townlands not large enough to be villages or towns; these communities have unique names and may only include a few houses." -----Original Message----- From: irl-galway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-galway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Teri Rehurek Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 12:58 PM To: irl-galway Subject: Re: [IRL-GALWAY] Kilmacduagh Tithes Question I am not sure but maybe Defining lines - property lines. I would maybe run it by a real estate person. Or some one such as a apraiser or city planner. Teri > From: DLCulhane@cs.com > Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:41:57 -0500 > To: IRL-GALWAY@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-GALWAY] Kilmacduagh Tithes Question > > I'm in the process of transcribing the Kilmacduagh Tithes and note > that it includes both townlands and denominations, side by side. There > are more denominations than townlands, which suggests to me that the > denominations were subdivisions of older townlands. Does anyone know > the purpose of the two listings? > > Diane > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-GALWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message