The names of ancient townlands across Northern Ireland may be revived, years after they were replaced with street names in the 1970s. A townland (or baile fearainn in Irish) is a small geographical ...

Cities, towns, villages, parishes, roads, streets - these are more than just dots on a globe, they're where we're from and a big part of who we are. Before modernity redrew our maps - more urban ...

Schoolchildren have been taking part in a project aimed at raising awareness about ancient pieces of land in Northern Ireland. Townlands are small areas based on old Irish land divisions, many of ...

Maps help us to connect with our localities and many of us are familiar with maps of our local area. Historic maps in particular provide us with an important window onto our past and reveal how a ...

As signposts to the past, townlands are a vital component of local knowledge, holding a fascination for historians, researchers and general readers. A significant book, the Townland Atlas of Ulster ...

Most of our Irish American clients long to be able to “walk in the footsteps” of their Irish ancestors in Ireland. They yearn to visit the hometowns in which their ancestors were born or lived before ...

The My Townland and Me project sees young people create podcasts and maps about their local areas. Schoolchildren have been taking part in a project aimed at raising awareness about ancient pieces of ...