   thumb|a (rare) townland boundary marker a townland () is a small geographical division of land used in ireland. the townland system is of gaelic origin, pre-dating the norman invasion, and most have names of irish gaelic origin. however, some townland names and boundaries come from norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the ordnance survey.connolly, s. j., oxford companion to irish history, page 577. oxford university press, 2002. isbn 978-0-19-923483-7maxwell, ian, how to trace your irish ancestors, page 16. howtobooks, 2009. isbn 978-1-84528-375-9 the total number of inhabited townlands was 60,679 in 1911. and the total number 
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