Hi Chris As I mentioned, they are based on the 1851 Census and the Griffith valuation (ie ca 1860). The districts changed continually and so any database like this is simply a snapshot of a particular time, however the 1851 census is probably a good representation of the Civil Parishes pre 1850 and the Griffith Valuation a close representation post 1860. As there are some very significant changes in which townland was in which civil parish between these two dates (see the area east of Enniskillen in Fermanagh for example), I am intending to go back through the other counties I have already included and add both the 1851 and Griffith definitions (currently differences are noted in the pop-up window for each parish affected). For anyone interested in the extent of these changes, have a look at the maps of the 4 parts of Derrybrusk Civil Parish in 1851 (plotted in black - turn off the icons to make it easier to see) and then add the 4 parts as defined in Griffith (plotted in blue). The northern section is identical, but there are very few of the same townlands remaining in Derrybrusk in the southern part after Griffith's changes. Kind Regards Murray Christchurch New Zealand Visit us at KiwiCelts.com <http://kiwicelts.com> for ... * The only comprehensive list and map of New Zealand Cemeteries <http://fhr.kiwicelts.com/Cemeteries/NZ_Cemetery_Map.html> (now including many CWGC cemeteries around the world with NZ service burials) * Interactive Administrative District map of Ireland <http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html> * Our Family History <http://family.kiwicelts.com> Chris Langdon wrote: > Hi Murray, > > What year or years do your Administrative Districts cover? > > Chris Langdon > > > On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 at 13:58:38 +1300 > >> From: Murray <[email protected]> said: >> Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Administrative District Map upgrade >> To: [email protected] >> >> I have just updated my webpage Interactive Administrative >> District map >> of Ireland >> <http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html> to >> make >> it easier to use (at least I hope that it will!) - you may >> need to press >> F5 to update the page. >> >> As each different browser and screen can effect what you >> see, if anyone >> has any issues could you please let me know as soon as >> possible (I would >> love to get your feedback regardless!). >> >> --------------------- >> >> As well as upgrading the user interface I have added the >> ability to see >> two versions of the civil parishes (in both the maps and >> lists of >> townlands): as they were in the 1851 census and as they >> were in the >> Griffith Valuation. >> >> In the process of doing the valuation, Griffith decided to >> 're-engineer' >> parishes, apparently to join outlying townlands into their >> surrounding >> parishes and to balance populations. As he had been >> previously told not >> to do this, he was quickly stopped. Previously I thought >> that the >> changes he made were restricted largely to Antrim and Down, >> but in >> updating the database for Fermanagh I found that he had >> also made >> significant changes there too. It would appear that he >> started work on a >> number of fronts and so it is possible that such changes >> were made in >> many counties. >> >> The website now lists two civil parishes: Civil Parish >> (1851 Census) and >> Civil Parish (Griffith Valuation), the maps for each are >> drawn in >> different colours to allow you to easily see changes, and >> the actual >> townlands are listed for each type. >> >> So far I have only updated Fermanagh and so elsewhere the >> Civil Parishes >> (until I update each of the other counties) are listed as >> being from the >> 1851 census version even if they are not. If I am aware >> that the two >> versions are different however, the notes in the pop-up >> window usually >> indicate what changes were made. >> >> -- >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Murray >> Christchurch >> New Zealand >> >> Visit us at KiwiCelts.com <http://kiwicelts.com> for >> ... >> >> * The only comprehensive list and map of New Zealand >> Cemeteries >> >> <http://fhr.kiwicelts.com/Cemeteries/NZ_Cemetery_Map.html> >> (now including many CWGC cemeteries around the world >> with NZ >> service burials) >> * Interactive Administrative District map of Ireland >> >> <http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html> >> * Our Family History >> <http://family.kiwicelts.com> >> > > > > > --------------------------------- > 469 list members as of 8 Jan 2009 > --------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >