Poor Law Unions A-Z

Poor Law Unions (or Superintendant Registrar's Districts) were the areas of administration for poor relief established under the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1838. They became Superintendant Registrars' Districts at the end of the 19th century.

Poor Law Unions A-Z

Because these areas centred on large market towns to a radius of about 10 miles, they often tended to cross county boundaries.

Union County/Counties
ArmaghArmagh
BallycastleAntrim
BallymenaAntrim
BallymoneyAntrim
BallyshannonFermanagh, Donegal and Leitrim
BanbridgeArmagh and Down
BelfastAntrim and Down
CastleblayneyArmagh and Monaghan
CastledergTyrone
ClogherTyrone
Clones Fermanagh and Monaghan
ColeraineDerry~Londonderry
CookstownTyrone
DownpatrickDown
DungannonTyrone
EnniskillenFermanagh and Cavan
IrvinestownFermanagh and Tyrone
KilkeelDown
LarneAntrim
LimavadyDerry~Londonderry
LisburnAntrim and Down
LisnaskeaFermanagh
Derry~LondonderryDerry~Londonderry and Donegal
Lurgan Antrim, Armagh and Down
MagherafeltDerry~Londonderry
NewryArmagh and Down
NewtownardsDown
OmaghTyrone
StrabaneTyrone and Donegal