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[[Image:Teeshanrd.jpg|thumb|250px|A road-sign in [[County Antrim]], noting that this part of the road lies within Teeshan townland]]
[[File:Townland boundary marker - geograph.org.uk - 108106.jpg|thumb|A (rare) townland boundary marker]]
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There may be similarities between the notion of townlands in Ireland and the traditional land divisions of '''treens''' (c.f. the Irish word ''trian'', a third part) in the [[Isle of Man]]. Treens are subdivided into smaller units called '''quarterlands'''[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/parishes/treen.htm].

==See also==
* [[:Category:Townlands of Ireland]]
* [[List of townlands in County Kilkenny]]
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* [[List of townlands in County Mayo]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/territorial_divisions/units_land_measurement.htm Discussion of traditional Gaelic units of land measurement]
* [http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/celebrating_ulster's_townlands_exhibition.htm Celebrating Ulster's Townlands Exhibition (Ulster Placename Society)]
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[[Category:Geography of Scotland]]
[[Category:Townlands of Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Townlands of the Republic of Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Geography of the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Townlands in Northern Ireland| ]]

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