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As many as 50 percent of soldiers recruited to the [[East India Company Army|East India Company's Armies]] were born in [[Ireland]]. In many cases, the places of origin that they reported to the authorities were 'Townlands', i.e. sub-divisions of parishes. This information is not totally helpful, since many townlands were identically named, even within a single county.

To browse a list of townlands of Ireland, together with alternative possibilities for the parish and county in which it is located, see [[:Category:Irish Townlands|Irish Townlands Category]]

We are grateful to Leslie Rogers for the compilation of this most useful list.

[[Category:Irish Townlands| ]]