A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
| Type: | Rural Deanery |
| Identifier: | R_DEANERY |
| Number of units in system: | 1521 |
| Geographical Level: | 9 (Middle-level District) |
| ADL Feature Type: | countries, 3rd order divisions |
| May be part of: | Archdeaconry , Diocese |
| May have as parts: | Ecclesiastical Parish |
From the twelfth and thirteenth centuries dioceses were divided into archdeaconries, and these were in turn divided into rural deaneries. 'Rural' was used to distinguish them from the dean and chapter of the cathedral of the diocese. The system of rural deaneries was in abeyance from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth century when it was revived. A few rural deaneries were directly parts of dioceses.