Townlands Index from Census of Ireland 1861

Table ID:

TOWNLANDS_1861     (28473)

Contents:

Townlands Index from Census of Ireland 1861

Approx. number of rows:

0

Table type:

Gazetteer

Documentation Author:

Humphrey Southall

Sources:

1. This table holds a complete transcription of the main listing within the "General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns, parishes and baronies of Ireland, 1861", occupying pages 1 to 904 of that report.
2. This digital version was computerised by the Center for Data Documentation and Analysis at the Queen's University Belfast, and provided by them to the GBH GIS project in October 2010.

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Checking:

1. CDDA did some initial proof-reading, details unknown.

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Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
townlands_1861_pk	Primary key	rec_num

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Constraints:

The table has the following associated constraints:

Constraint	Type	Details
townlands_1861_pk	Primary Key	See details above for primary key index

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Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
rec_num	Integer number.	Unique sequence number putting records in original order, added while loading the data.
page_num	Integer number.	Number of the page within the report on which the row appears, running from 1 to 904.
os_sheet	Text string (max.len.=14).	"Number of sheet of the Ordnance Survey Maps", i.e. on which the townland is shown. This may be a single number, but in many cases this is a short list of sheet numbers, separated by commas.
townland	Text string (max.len.=36).	"Townlands and Towns, i.e. name of the townland.
area_acres	Integer number.	"Area in Statute Acres": part in acres.
area_roods	Integer number.	"Area in Statute Acres": part in roods.
area_perches	Integer number.	"Area in Statute Acres": part in perches.
county	Text string (max.len.=20).	"County": name of the county or counties containing the townland.
barony	Text string (max.len.=28).	"Barony": name of the Barony or Baronies containing the townland.
parish	Text string (max.len.=28).	"Parish": name of the Civil Parish or Parishes containing the townland.
pl_union	Text string (max.len.=28).	"Poor Law Union in 1857": name of the Union or Unions containing the townland.
vol_1851	Text string (max.len.=8).	"Townland Census of 1851, Part I: Vol.": location in 1851 listing.
page_1851	Integer number.	"Townland Census of 1851, Part I: Page.": location in 1851 listing.