Kathy The name "Prior's land" dates back to medieval times,when much of the land was owned by religious orders of the Church.This term referred to the prior of Dominican order.This land is scatterred in a number of areas of the city-it would have been outside old city walls.Much of the present city centre as well as Thomondgate area was designated as Prior's land.The latter area was largely in the civil parish of Killeely.This stretched out from the Thomond bridge to Clare boundary.It was and is in the Catholic parish of St Munchin.While the Catholic parishes have increased in number since 19th century much of this change has been in the newer suburban areas.The old Thomondgate area is close to the parish church. George ----- Original Message ----- From: <littlehouseantiques@att.net> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 11:33 AM Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] How to determine which RC parish corresponds to 1850Limerick Street Names? > The Griffiths entry for Judith's Richard Dolan lists the > Townland as: Prior's Land (Cashel Lane) in Civil Parish > of Killeely.... > > I know that Prior's Land is in the municipal borough of the > city of Limerick but HOW do you figure out which municipal > RC parish this is in? Simply by the street name or > something? If this is so, haven't these RC parishes changed > over time? (or are the RC parishes of the city pretty static?) > In other words someone living on Cashel Lane in 1850 would > attend the same RC parish as someone living on Cashel > Lane today? > > Thanks! Kathy > ---------------------------------------------------------- > George Kelly answered: > Judie > This appears to be Cash's Lane,Thomondgate,which is in St > Munchin's Catholic parish. > George > > Judith Mason asked: > In the 1850 Griffith's Valuation for Limerick City, I have > Richard Dolan living on Cashel's Lane in the civil parish > of Killeely. Would someone be kind enough to tell me what > ecclesiastical parish Richard would be in? <snip> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

George, you have been a great help. Thank you! Judie Mason george kelly <geokel@eircom.net> wrote: The name "Prior's land" dates back to medieval times,