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County Clare District Electoral Divisions (DEDs) |
District Electoral Divisions originated as subdivisions of Poor Law Unions, grouping a number of townlands together to elect one or more members to a Poor Law Board of Guardians. Today, DEDs are known as Electoral Divisions (EDs) and are mainly used for collecting and organising census figures and for voting. In 1901 there were 154 DEDs in County Clare, changing to 155 by 1911, which is the number at present. |