Angela Norton's Page

"A Townland is just an area of land that has a name. The area could be smaller than 5 acres of larger than 5000 acres. There are townlands now in Ireland where no one lives and other townlands that are fully populated. I think if you try and compare…"

"Sorry it didn't save my edit.   I found BALLYMADAN in the civil parish of BALLYMADUN, Dublin, so this may be the one you need."

"There's a good search engine for Townlands in Ireland: http://www.seanruad.com/   Having said that, I tried BALLYMODUN and it wasn't found. I tried putting in a townland I knew, but miss spelt with 1 letter wrong and it…"

"I'm researching Richard Wilson and his family, born around 1833 in Leicester, England. He lived most of his life in Scalford, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. I would love to hear from anyone who thinks they may have connections to my…"

"I'm researching the family of Joseph Wood, born around 1850 in Derby, England then moved to Leicester, England. I'd love to hear from anyone who thinks they might have connections to my Wood."