TOWNLANDS are one of the oldest ways that land was divided. The size of a townland varies a lot. The average size of a townland is about 350 acres (or 1.4 square kilometres or 200 football pitches).

In very early times, townlands were divided up into PLOUGH-LANDS and GNEEVES.

10 acres = 1 gneeve
2 gneeves = 1 sessiagh
3 sessiagh = 1 tate or ballyboe
2 ballyboes = 1 ploughland, seisreagh or carrow
4 ploughlands = 1 ballybetagh or townland
30 ballybetaghs = 1 trioca cead or barony.

(Census of Population 1901: General Topographical Index)

The townlands listed are those in and around Markethill and District. The list includes all the townlands in the parishes of Ballymore, Kilcluney, Kildarton, Lisnadill, Loughgilly and Mullaghbrack.