Ireland is divided into more than 60,000 small areas of land known as Townlands.

Historically, townlands were organised into larger areas of administration such as Civil Parishes, Baronies and of course Counties.

In the present day, Townlands have been organised into Electoral Divisions. These Electoral Divisions are used to define political boundaries including Local Electoral Areas used in County Council Elections, and Dáil constituencies for General Elections.

The area of Clane has now been mapped by volunteers onto OpenStreetMap and you can use the embedded map below to help discover your townland. Zoom in to the part of Clane of interest. Mouse over the nearest blue pins to see the townland names. Click on the pin to reveal links to more information about that townland. For example

• Townland details highlights the townland border, civil parish, barony, and Electoral Division of that townland. It also includes links to the historical Census results for that townland from 1901 and 1911.
• 1851 Griffith’s Valuation records links to the details of the landowners as published in 1851.
• 1901 Census records links to the detailed census returns (including the original forms).
• 1911 Census records links to the detailed census returns (including the original forms).
• For some townlands, we include links to relevant articles by local historians.

Please note that much of Clane is in the townland of Clane so you may wish to check the boundary of the townland of Clane first, then review the Griffith’s Valuation and various Census records using the links below.

Also, the borders of some townlands have been adjusted over time. These adjustments can have unexpected consequences. In and around Clane we now have three townlands that have been split into two separate areas of land: Ovidstown, Ballynagappagh and Longtown Demesne.

Please let us know if you have any other townland related information that may be suitable for inclusion here.