List of civil parishes of Ireland

Civil parishes in Ireland are based on the medieval Christian parishes, adapted by the English administration and by the Church of Ireland.[1] The parishes, their division into townlands and their grouping into baronies, were recorded in the Down Survey undertaken in 1656-58 by surveyors under William Petty. The purpose was primarily cadastral, recording land boundaries and ownership.[2] The civil parishes are not administrative units. They differ from Catholic parishes, which are generally larger.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Clare Civil Parishes". Clare County Library. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ "The Down Survey of Ireland". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 8 March 2014.