page_title: Civil parishes in Ireland
hierarchical_section_title: Civil parishes in Ireland
caption_attribution_description: English: Improved map showing townlands in Thurles civil parish in North Tipperary, the improvement being to deal correctly with the boundary of that part of Farranreigh that protrudes into Bohernamona. A version of this map without the names is available here. Both maps are derived from derived from information in this Ordnance Survey map, corrected with information taken from this newer Ordnance Survey map in order to decide how to handle the boundary of that part of Farranreigh that protrudes into Bohernamona.
context_page_description: Civil parishes are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes.
context_section_description: Civil parishes (Irish: paróistí sibhialta, paróistí dlí) are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes.
caption: The civil parish of Thurles, shown divided into its townlands.
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