Two good sites to know about for finding places in Northern Ireland are:
If you are not sure whether the place is in the Republic of Ireland or in
Northern Ireland, use
<A
HREF="http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/placename/index.cfm">
IrishAncestors;Placenames</A> on the Irish Times site.
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/placename/index.cfm
If you are sure it is in Northern Ireland, you can also use the Geographical
Index on the PRONI homepage: <A
HREF="http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm">
PRONI Homepage</A>
http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
The index is usable for searching even though not complete. It now has maps of
each of the 6 counties, showing parishes and baronies. Eventually it will have
maps of each parish, showing the townlands! This is an immense project, but
will be a wonderful source when completed. (But it is still usable to find
places even now--just takes a bit more hunting around.)
Between the two sites you can find most places in Ireland. Don't forget to try
alternate spellings, because spellings of places have changed over the years.
And you can read up on what exactly a townland is, and the definition of a
civil parish, etc., on the PRONI Geographical index, too!
Janet C-S