Knowledge Graph

Places

The Knowledge Graph stores information about historical locations and placenames in Ireland’s past, allowing new ways to discover connections between people and documents across centuries of Irish history. As more historical places are added to the Graph over time, these connections and discoveries will continue to grow.

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Explore Place Information for each Era

Medieval

(400-1499)

Early Modern

(1500-1749)

Modern

(1750-1922)

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Present Day

(1922-Present)

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Killeany

Killeany townland (Inishmore, Aran Islands, Galway)

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Limerick

Discover selected records related to Limerick

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Donegal

Discover selected records related to Donegal

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Aglish

Agilsh Civil Parish (Iverk barony, Kilkenny)

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Longford

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Armagh

Discover selected records related to Armagh

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Cork

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Explore Places in Different Counties

Explore the Present Day Places Using Our Interactive Map

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Place Hierarchy

Learn how places are organized from the largest division (County) to the smallest (Townland)

County Highest Level

The County is the largest administrative division. It encompasses smaller regions like baronies, parishes, and townlands.

32 Counties in Knowledge Graph

Barony 3rd Level

A Barony is a historical land division within a County. It contains multiple parishes and serves an administrative purpose.

400+ Baronies in Knowledge Graph

Parish 2nd Level

The Parish is a smaller administrative division within a Barony, traditionally linked to church boundaries.

2.9K Parishes in Knowledge Graph

Townland Lowest Level

The Townland is the smallest geographic division, typically rural, consisting of small settlements or land parcels.

60K Townlands in Knowledge Graph

Portals

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Population Portal

19th century

Search the Gleanings from the censuses of Ireland (1813–1815) interactively. An interactive tool to uncover demographic insights and census trends by region.

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