Civil parishes of Ireland
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Civil parishes are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the El
The civil parish of Thurles, shown within Tipperary North.
The civil parish of Thurles, shown divided into its townlands.
Church of Ireland
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The Church of Ireland is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autocephalous member church of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second-largest Christian church
Civil parishes of Ireland
…Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They may correspond, in both name and boundary, with Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic parishes. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, seat of the Primate of All Ireland
Henry II with Thomas Becket; the 1155 intervention was the start of efforts to Anglicise the Irish church
James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh
The Seven Bishops acquitted, June 1688; a key factor in the removal of James, five later became Non-Jurors